SI-4 · System and Information Integrity · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
SI-4: The system is monitored to detect attacks and indicators of potential attacks
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control SI-4 (System and Information Integrity) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What SI-4 requires
The system is monitored to detect attacks and indicators of potential attacks.
Paraphrased from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations (checked 2026-10-31). scm.cc does not reproduce the official control text; read the NIST catalog for the normative wording.
FedRAMP 20x KSIs that cover SI-4
These Key Security Indicators officially cite SI-4 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-CNA-EIS — Enforcing Intended State
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: si-4.22
KSI-CNA-RNT — Restricting Network Traffic
Cloud Native Architecture · official related-control citation: si-4.11, si-4.18, si-4.4
KSI-IAM-ELP — Ensuring Least Privilege
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: si-4.19
KSI-IAM-SUS — Responding to Suspicious Activity
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: si-4, si-4.1, si-4.19, si-4.20, si-4.22, si-4.4
KSI-INR-RIR — Reviewing Incident Response Procedures
Incident Response · official related-control citation: si-4.5
KSI-MLA-LET — Logging Event Types
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: si-4.19, si-4.20, si-4.4, si-4.5
KSI-MLA-OSM — Operating SIEM Capability
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: si-4.16, si-4.2, si-4.4
KSI-MLA-RVL — Reviewing Logs
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: si-4, si-4.19, si-4.4
KSI-SVC-EIS — Evaluating and Improving Security
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: si-4
KSI-SVC-SIN — Securing Information
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: si-4.18
KSI-SVC-VCM — Validating Communications
Service Configuration · official related-control citation: si-4.22
Evidence scm.cc collects for SI-4
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Related System and Information Integrity controls
- SI-2 — System flaws are identified, reported, and remediated within defined timeframes