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

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents ASD37-06: Email content filtering (Excellent)

Filter emails and their content. Only allow approved attachment types. Inspect content for malware. Analyse links.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 70 controls across 52 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 · 3 controls

  • CIS-9.3 Maintain and Enforce Network-Based URL Filters
  • CIS-9.6 Block Unnecessary File Types
  • CIS-9.7 Deploy and Maintain Email Server Anti-Malware Protections

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

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
  • SI-8 Spam Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
  • SI-8 Spam Protection

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.23 Web filtering
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 5.4.1 5.4.1 Mechanisms detect and protect against phishing
  • 5.2.1 5.2.1 Anti-malware deployed on all system components

API 1164 · 1 control

  • API1164-12 Incident Response

ASIC Cyber Resilience Good Practices · 1 control

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) · 1 control

  • AWWA-4.1 Malware Protection

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-05 Protection Against Malware - Implementation

CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0 · 1 control

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

  • CCM-TVM-02 Malware Protection Policy and Procedures

FBI CJIS Security Policy · 1 control

  • CJIS-10 System and Information Integrity

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

IEC 62443 · 1 control

  • IEC62443-12 Malware prevention for operational systems

IEEE 1686 · 1 control

  • IEEE1686-Section5.5-5.6-5.7-5.8-Firmware-ConfigSW-TimeSync-DataAtRest IEEE 1686 Section 5.5-5.8 - Firmware Quality + Configuration Software Security + Time Synchronisation + Data Protection at Rest + Patch + Malware + Hardening + Vulnerability

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO/IEC 27010:2015 · 1 control

  • 27010-12.2 Protection from malware

ISO/IEC 27011:2024 · 1 control

  • 27011-8.5 Vulnerability and malware management

ISO/IEC 27019:2024 · 1 control

  • ISO27019-12 Malware prevention for operational systems

ISO/IEC 27043:2015 · 1 control

  • ISO27043-22 Protection from malware

ISO/SAE 21434 · 1 control

  • ISO21434-22 Protection from malware

MITRE ATT&CK · 1 control

MITRE D3FEND · 1 control

NERC CIP · 1 control

  • NERCCIP-5 System Security Management + Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments (CIP-007 + CIP-010)

NIST SP 1800-32 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-115 (Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment) · 1 control

  • NISTSP115-8 Operational Considerations - Tools, Reporting Templates, ISMS Integration, Annex Material

NIST SP 800-123 · 1 control

  • NISTSP123-5 Server Operations - Patching, Malware, Logging, Backup

NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices · 1 control

NIST SP 800-137 · 1 control

  • NISTSP137-6 Malware, Identity Access, and Network Boundary Monitoring

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3 · 1 control

  • NISTSP61-5 Containment, Eradication, and Recovery

NIST SP 800-63-4 · 1 control

  • NISTSP63R4-8 Operational Audit, Session Management, Recovery, and Cross-cutting Controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security · 1 control

  • NISTSP82-5 OT Configuration Management, Patching, Vulnerability Management, and Malware Protection

NIST SP 800-88 · 1 control

  • NISTSP88-7 Verification, Audit, Training, and Environmental/Safety Controls

NIST SP 800-92 · 1 control

  • NISTSP92-5 Log Analysis: Correlation, Baselining, Anomaly Detection, Alerting, Manual Review

OWASP ASVS · 1 control

OWASP MASVS · 1 control

  • OWASPMASVS-6 MASVS-CODE: Code Quality, Build Settings, and Updates

OWASP SAMM · 1 control

  • OWASPSAMM-5 Operations: Incident Management, Environment Management, Operational Management

OpenSSF Scorecard · 1 control

  • OSSFSC-4 Security Policy, Vulnerability Disclosure, Responsible Reporting

PTES · 1 control

  • PTESPHASE-3 Threat Modeling

SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology · 1 control

  • PICERL-E1 Threat Removal

SIG (Shared Assessments) · 1 control

  • SHAREASSESS-4 Vulnerability Management, Patching, Application Security

SLSA · 1 control

  • SUPCHAIN-2 Source Integrity - Branch Protection, Code Review, Two-Person Rule

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software

TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange · 1 control

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-MP.3 Anti-Malware Scans Files on Access and Web Pages

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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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