Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for system hardening

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1470: Removing unneeded user application functionality

Unneeded components, services and functionality of office productivity suites, web browsers, email clients, PDF applications and security products are disabled or removed.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 2 controls across 2 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 · 1 control

  • CIS-4.8 Uninstall or Disable Unnecessary Services on Enterprise Assets and Software

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) · 1 control

  • 18.4.14.C.01 18.4.14.C.01 Block unwanted active content and restrict to trusted sources

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.

Other controls in Guidelines for system hardening

Query this from an agent

The graph holds this control, the 2 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.

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