NIST 800-53 Common Controls Catalog
The free Excel tool for organizations tired of re-implementing the same controls system by system.
- 165 common control candidates pre-identified across all 20 families
- Tagged by impact baseline: Low, Moderate, High
- Built-in decision framework for expanding your catalog over time
- No IT deployment. No procurement. Open it today.
Built by a federal GRC practitioner with 10 years of ATO delivery experience. Grounded in NIST SP 800-37 Task P-5 guidance. A practitioner starting point — not an authoritative NIST publication.
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Workbook Structure
Master Controls Catalog
All 1,189 controls tagged by type, baseline, and implementation level
Common Controls Dashboard
165 pre-identified candidates — your working tool
Selection Guidance
Methodology for identifying additional common controls
Implementation Tracking
Optional scaffolding — most orgs migrate to their GRC platform
Changelog
v1.0 decisions documented; v1.1–v2.0 roadmap
I built this because I watched federal agencies re-implement the same 165 controls across dozens of systems for years. NIST 800-37 has always said these controls can be inherited — organizations just don't have a practical starting point. This is that starting point. It's free because the problem is too common to charge for the solution.