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

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents ASD37-11: Operating system hardening (Very Good)

Harden operating systems based on vendor guidance and ASD guidance. Remove unneeded software, services and ports.

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NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 6 controls

  • ASBv3-NS-8 Detect and disable insecure services and protocols
  • ASBv3-PV-1 Define and establish secure configurations
  • ASBv3-PV-3 Define and establish secure configurations for compute resources
  • ASBv3-PV-4 Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources
  • PV-2 Audit and enforce secure configurations

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-2.3 Address Unauthorized Software
  • CIS-4.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Configuration Process
  • CIS-4.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Configuration Process for Network Infrastructure
  • CIS-4.8 Uninstall or Disable Unnecessary Services on Enterprise Assets and Software

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • CM-2 Baseline Configuration
  • CM-6 Configuration Settings
  • CM-7 Least Functionality
  • CM-7(1) Periodic Review

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • CM-2 Baseline Configuration
  • CM-6 Configuration Settings
  • CM-7 Least Functionality
  • CM-7(1) Periodic Review

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 1.2.5 1.2.5 Allowed services, protocols and ports justified
  • 2.2.1 2.2.1 System configuration standards maintained
  • 2.2.4 2.2.4 Only necessary functionality enabled
  • 2.2.6 2.2.6 System security parameters configured against misuse

BSI IT-Grundschutz · 3 controls

  • BSI-23 Baseline configuration establishment
  • BSI-24 Configuration change control
  • BSI-26 System component inventory

FedRAMP Rev 5 · 3 controls

  • FEDRAMP-CM-1 Configuration Management Policy
  • FEDRAMP-CM-2 Baseline Configuration
  • FedRAMP-Boundary Authorization Boundary, SSP, SAR, POA&M documentation

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 3 controls

UK Cyber Essentials · 3 controls

  • CE-SC.1 Remove or Disable Unused Software
  • CE-SC.3 Disable Auto-Run Features
  • CE-SU.4 Remove Out-of-Support Software
  • ANSSI-HYG-12 Change Default Authentication Elements on Equipment and Services
  • ANSSI-HYG-14 Apply a Minimum Security Level Across the Whole Estate

API 1164 · 2 controls

  • API1164-14 Physical Security
  • API1164-22 Configuration management for OT systems

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-23 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - System Hardening
  • C5-PSS-11 Images for Virtual Machines and Containers

FISMA · 2 controls

  • FISMA-3554-Agency-Responsibilities Federal Agency Responsibilities (44 USC 3554) - CIO + CISO + Program + Reporting
  • FISMA-NIST-800-53-RMF-800-171-FIPS Operationalisation via NIST 800-53 + 800-37 RMF + 800-171 + FIPS 199 + FIPS 200
  • IEC62304-4.1 Quality Management System
  • IEC62304-5.1 Software Development Planning

IEC 62443 · 2 controls

  • IEC62443-14 System security hardening
  • IEC62443-22 Configuration management for OT systems

ISO/IEC 27019:2024 · 2 controls

  • ISO27019-14 System security hardening
  • ISO27019-22 Configuration management for OT systems

NIST SP 1800-32 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-145 · 2 controls

  • NISTSP145-7 Cloud Procurement Standards Aligned to NIST SP 800-145 Definition
  • NISTSP145-8 Governance, Reporting, and Stakeholder Education on Cloud Definition

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-190 · 2 controls

  • NISTSP82-1 OT Security Program Governance, Policy, Roles, and Safety-Security Integration
  • NISTSP82-5 OT Configuration Management, Patching, Vulnerability Management, and Malware Protection

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • E8-UAH-ML2 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 2
  • AS9100D-8.1 Operational Planning and Control
  • Clause 10 Change and configuration management
  • SUP.8 Configuration Management
  • CA-ITSG33-SC-01 Security Control Catalogue
  • CJIS-7 Configuration Management
  • CAT-D3-3 Corrective controls
  • FFIEC-10 Secure configuration standards
  • GAMP5-Supplier-Operations-Change-Periodic Supplier Assessment, Operational Phase, Change Control and Periodic Review

GLBA · 1 control

  • GLBA-Subordinate-Rules-Operationalisation GLBA Operationalisation through FTC Safeguards Rule, Privacy Rule, SEC Reg S-P and Banking-Agency Guidelines
  • GhCSA-Implementation-Roadmap Implementation Roadmap - Organizational Roles, Tooling and Metrics
  • HKMA-CRAF-Domain3-4-Protection-Detection HKMA C-RAF Domain 3 (Protection) + Domain 4 (Detection) - Access, Data, Infrastructure, Application, Monitoring, Testing, Threat Intel

HKMA SPM · 1 control

  • HKMA-SPM-TM-Technology-TM-G-1-CRAF-Coord HKMA SPM Technology Management Modules (TM-G-1 to TM-G-4, TM-E-1) + Coordination with C-RAF
  • IACS-UR-E27-Equipment-Hardening-SecureConfig-Communications IACS UR E27 - Equipment Hardening + Secure Configuration + Secure Communications + Cryptography

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

ISMAP (Japan) · 1 control

  • ISO-26262-8-7 Configuration management

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.9 Configuration management

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.9 Configuration management
  • ISO20000-10 Configuration management

ISO/IEC 27400:2022 · 1 control

  • 27400-6.4 Default Configuration Security

ITIL 4 · 1 control

  • ITIL4-10 Configuration management

MTCS (Singapore) · 1 control

  • MTCS-Logging-Monitoring-Compliance-Audit-SLA-Configuration-SIEM-SOAR-Cloud-Monitoring-CSPM MTCS Logging + Monitoring + Compliance + Audit + SLA + Configuration + SIEM + SOAR + CSPM
  • MAS-TRM-Access-Cryptography-Network-Security-Chapters-9-10-MFA-PKI-Encryption-Network-Segmentation MAS TRM Access Control + Cryptography + Network + Chapters 9-10 + MFA + PKI + Encryption + Network Segmentation

NERC CIP · 1 control

  • NERCCIP-5 System Security Management + Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments (CIP-007 + CIP-010)
  • NISTPF-8 Protect-P Information Protection Processes (PR.PO-P)

NIST SP 800-144 · 1 control

  • NISTSP144-7 Cloud Workload Protection, Containers, Serverless, and Configuration

NIST SP 800-146 · 1 control

  • NISTSP146-4 IaaS Operational Recommendations and Workload Hardening

OSFI B-13 · 1 control

  • OSFIB13-3 Cyber Security: Identification, Protection, Detection, Response, Recovery
  • DSOMM-3 Build, Deployment, Infrastructure Hardening, and Secrets Management
  • OMANCS-5 Network, Endpoint, System Development, and Configuration Security
  • OPENBANK-3 Mutual TLS, Token Binding, Request Signing (JWS), Key Management

PCI P2PE · 1 control

  • PCI-P2PE-10 Secure configuration standards

PCI PIN Security · 1 control

  • PCI-PIN-10 Secure configuration standards

PCI SSF · 1 control

  • PCI-SSF-10 Secure configuration standards

PSD2 SCA · 1 control

  • PSDTWO-2 SCA Exemptions and Risk-Based Authentication
  • CISABD-1 Take Ownership of Customer Security Outcomes

South Korea ISMS-P · 1 control

  • ISMSP-SYS-01 System Hardening and Patch Management

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