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Azure Security Benchmark ES-2: Use modern anti-malware software

Deploy modern anti-malware solutions with cloud-delivered protection, real-time scanning, and behaviour monitoring.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 38 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.

  • ASD37-03 Configure Microsoft Office macro settings (Essential)
  • ASD37-12 Antivirus software with heuristics (Very Good)
  • ASD37-16 Antivirus software with signatures (Limited)

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-10.1 Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software
  • CIS-10.6 Centrally Manage Anti-Malware Software
  • CIS-10.7 Use Behavior-Based Anti-Malware Software

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 5.2.1 5.2.1 Anti-malware deployed on all system components
  • 5.2.2 5.2.2 Anti-malware detects and handles all known malware
  • 5.3.2 5.3.2 Periodic and real-time scans or continuous behavioural analysis

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-MACRO-ML1 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML1)
  • E8-MACRO-ML2 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML2)

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-04 Protection Against Malware - Concept
  • C5-OPS-05 Protection Against Malware - Implementation

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.1 User end point devices
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.1 User endpoint devices
  • 8.7 Protection against malware
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-MP.1 Anti-Malware Software Deployed
  • CE-MP.3 Anti-Malware Scans Files on Access and Web Pages
  • CBPR-PR-32 Detection, prevention and response measures
  • AUCDR-IS-5 Limit, prevent, detect and remove malware

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.2 Protection from malware

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software

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.

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