ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
Preventing Malware Delivery and Execution

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents ASD37-02: Patch applications (Essential)

Patch/mitigate computers with extreme risk vulnerabilities within 48 hours. Use the latest version of applications.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 45 controls across 20 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 5 controls

  • CIS-2.2 Ensure Authorized Software is Currently Supported
  • CIS-7.4 Perform Automated Application Patch Management
  • CIS-7.5 Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Internal Enterprise Assets
  • CIS-7.7 Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities
  • CIS-9.1 Ensure Use of Only Fully Supported Browsers and Email Clients

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 4 controls

ACSC Essential Eight · 3 controls

  • E8-PATCHAPP-ML1 Patch Applications (ML1)
  • E8-PATCHAPP-ML2 Patch Applications (ML2)
  • E8-PATCHAPP-ML3 Patch Applications (ML3)

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 3 controls

  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-01 Vulnerabilities in assets are identified, validated, and recorded
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-06 Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-02 Software is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 11.3.1 11.3.1 Quarterly internal vulnerability scans
  • 6.3.1 6.3.1 Vulnerability identification and risk ranking
  • 6.3.3 6.3.3 Timely installation of security patches

UK Cyber Essentials · 3 controls

  • CE-SU.1 Software Licensed and Supported
  • CE-SU.2 Automatic Updates Enabled Where Possible
  • CE-SU.3 Critical and High Updates within 14 Days

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-34 Define an Update Policy for Information System Components
  • ANSSI-HYG-35 Anticipate the End of Maintenance of Software and Systems

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

  • ASBv3-PV-6 Rapidly and automatically remediate vulnerabilities
  • PV-5 Perform vulnerability assessments

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-18 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Concept
  • C5-OPS-22 Testing and Documentation of known Vulnerabilities

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

ASIC Cyber Resilience Good Practices · 1 control

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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You are reading one control. How much of ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents have you already done?

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents ASD37-02 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 32 of 37 ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 586.5% covered · 5 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate83.8% covered · 6 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:202278.4% covered · 8 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202278.4% covered · 8 gapsIf you hold CMMC 2.075.7% covered · 9 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-171 Rev 370.3% covered · 11 gaps

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