Azure Security Benchmark ASBv3-PV-4: Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources

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This control maps to 69 controls across 24 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 6 controls

CA-7 Continuous Monitoring
CM-2(2) Automation Support for Accuracy and Currency
CM-3 Configuration Change Control
CM-6(1) Automated Management, Application, and Verification
SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
SI-7(1) Integrity Checks

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

CA-7 Continuous Monitoring
CM-2(2) Automation Support for Accuracy and Currency
CM-3 Configuration Change Control
CM-6(1) Automated Management, Application, and Verification
SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
SI-7(1) Integrity Checks

PCI DSS 4.0 · 6 controls

1.2.2 1.2.2 Network connection and NSC changes under change control
10.7.1 10.7.1 Service providers detect critical control failures (superseded)
10.7.2 10.7.2 Detect and alert on critical security control failures
11.5.2 11.5.2 Change detection on critical files
2.2.6 2.2.6 System security parameters configured against misuse
6.5.1 6.5.1 Change control procedure for production

ISO 27002:2022 · 5 controls

5.36 Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
8.16 Monitoring activities
8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
8.32 Change management
8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 5 controls

NIST800-CA-7 CA-7 Continuous Monitoring
NIST800-CM-2 CM-2 Baseline Configuration
NIST800-CM-3 CM-3 Configuration Change Control
NIST800-CM-6 CM-6 Configuration Settings
NIST800-SI-7 SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 4 controls

CCM-CCC-04 Unauthorized Change Protection
CCM-CCC-07 Detection of Baseline Deviation
CCM-IVS-04 OS Hardening and Base Controls
CCM-UEM-07 Operating Systems

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

5.36 Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
8.32 Change management
8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 4 controls

03.04.01 Baseline Configuration
03.04.02 Configuration Settings
03.04.03 Configuration Change Control
03.12.03 Continuous Monitoring

ACSC Essential Eight · 3 controls

E8-APP-ML1 Application Control (ML1)
E8-MACRO-ML1 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML1)
E8-UAH-ML2 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 2

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 3 controls

ASD37-01 Application control (Essential)
ASD37-11 Operating system hardening (Very Good)
ASD37-29 Host-based IDS/IPS (Very Good)

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 3 controls

SEC03-BP07 Analyze public and cross-account access
SEC04-BP04 Initiate remediation for non-compliant resources
SEC06-BP05 Automate compute protection

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

CA.L2-3.12.3 Security Control Monitoring
CM.L2-3.4.2 Security Configuration Enforcement
CM.L2-3.4.3 System Change Management

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 3 controls

NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
NIST-CSF-ID.RA-07 Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked
NIST-CSF-PR.PS-01 Configuration management practices are established and applied

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

ANSSI-HYG-14 Apply a Minimum Security Level Across the Whole Estate
ANSSI-HYG-16 Use a Centralised Management Tool to Standardise Security Policies

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

161R1-CM-3 Configuration Change Control
161R1-CM-6 Configuration Settings

NIST SP 800-172 · 2 controls

3.14.4e Refresh Systems and Components from a Trusted Baseline
3.4.2e Automated Detection and Remediation of Unauthorized Software

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

CPS234-22 Systematic Control Testing Program

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

C5-PSS-11 Images for Virtual Machines and Containers

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

CFTC-SS-15 Controls Testing

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

CIS-4.6 Securely Manage Enterprise Assets and Software

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

164.312(c)(1) Integrity (Standard)

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

164.312(c)(1) Integrity (Standard)

SOC 2 · 1 control

SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

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.

You are reading one control. How much of Azure Security Benchmark have you already done?

Azure Security Benchmark ASBv3-PV-4 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of Azure Security Benchmark your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 71 of 85 Azure Security Benchmark controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 583.5% covered · 14 gaps If you hold FedRAMP Moderate78.8% covered · 18 gaps If you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.172.9% covered · 23 gaps If you hold ISO 27002:202269.4% covered · 26 gaps If you hold C5 (Germany)65.9% covered · 29 gaps If you hold ISO 27001:202261.2% covered · 33 gaps

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 0 were rejected on the NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 pair alone.

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