PT-7_specific-categories-of-personally-identifiable-information

PT-7 Specific Categories of Personally Identifiable Information

High-Level Description

Family: Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency (PT) Framework: NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

Organizations apply any conditions or protections that may be necessary for specific categories of personally identifiable information. These conditions may be required by laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, or guidelines. The requirements may also come from the results of privacy risk assessments that factor in contextual changes that may result in an organizational determination that a particular category of personally identifiable information is particularly sensitive or raises particular privacy risks. Organizations consult with the senior agency official for privacy and legal counsel regarding any protections that may be necessary.

What to Check

• Verify PT-7 Specific Categories of Personally Identifiable Information is documented in SSP
• Confirm control is operating effectively
• Review evidence of continuous monitoring for PT-7

How to Test

Step 1: Review Documentation

Examine the System Security Plan (SSP) and related artifacts for PT-7 implementation details. Verify the organization has documented how this control is satisfied.

Step 2: Validate Implementation

# For cloud environments, use cloud-audit-mcp tools
# For on-premises, review system configurations directly

# Example: Check if account management policies exist
grep -r "account.management\|access.control" /etc/security/ 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Test Operating Effectiveness

Verify the control is actively functioning, not just documented. Check logs, configurations, and operational evidence.

Tools

Remediation Guide

Control Statement

Apply [organization-defined] for specific categories of personally identifiable information.

Implementation Guidance

Organizations apply any conditions or protections that may be necessary for specific categories of personally identifiable information. These conditions may be required by laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, or guidelines. The requirements may also come from the results of privacy risk assessments that factor in contextual changes that may result in an organizational determination that a particular category of personally identifiable information is particularly sensitive or raises particular privacy risks. Organizations consult with the senior agency official for privacy and legal counsel regarding any protections that may be necessary.

Risk Assessment

CWE Categories

References

• NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 - PT-7
• NIST SP 800-53A Rev 5 (Assessment Procedures)
• NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 Full Catalog

Checklist

• Control documented in SSP
• Implementation evidence collected
• Operating effectiveness validated
• Continuous monitoring in place
• Related controls (IR-9, PT-2, PT-3, RA-3) reviewed