Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for system management

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1694: Non-critical OS patches for internet-facing systems within two weeks

Patches, updates or other vendor mitigations for vulnerabilities in operating systems of internet-facing servers and internet-facing network devices are applied within two weeks of release when vulnerabilities are assessed as non-critical by vendors and no working exploits exist.

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This control maps to 3 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 · 2 controls

  • CIS-12.1 Ensure Network Infrastructure is Up-to-Date
  • CIS-7.3 Perform Automated Operating System Patch Management

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-PATCHOS-ISM-1694 Patch operating systems (ISM-1694): Patches, updates or other vendor mitigations for vulnerabilities in operating systems of internet-facing servers and internet-facing network devices are applied within two weeks of release when vulnerabilities are assessed as non-critical by vendors and no working exploits exist

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