Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for system management

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1695: OS patches for workstations and internal systems within one month

Patches, updates or other vendor mitigations for vulnerabilities in operating systems of workstations, non-internet-facing servers and non-internet-facing network devices are applied within one month of release.

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This control maps to 3 controls across 3 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-PATCHOS-ISM-1695 Patch operating systems (ISM-1695): Patches, updates or other vendor mitigations for vulnerabilities in operating systems of workstations, non-internet-facing servers and non-internet-facing network devices are applied within one month of release

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-7.3 Perform Automated Operating System Patch Management

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-02 Software is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk

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