CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses

CIS Controls v8 CIS-10.1: Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software

Install and keep anti-malware software running on every enterprise asset.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

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This control maps to 45 controls across 25 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 6 controls

  • 12.10.5 12.10.5 Plan covers alerts from security monitoring systems
  • 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
  • 5.2.3 5.2.3 Periodic evaluation of components not at risk from malware
  • 5.3.1 5.3.1 Anti-malware kept current through automatic updates
  • 5.3.2 5.3.2 Periodic and real-time scans or continuous behavioural analysis

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

  • NIST800-SI-1 SI-1 Policy and Procedures
  • NIST800-SI-3 SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
  • NIST800-SI-7 SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
  • SP800-53-SI System and Information Integrity Family

CMMC 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-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented
  • NIST-CSF-RS.MI-02 Incidents are eradicated
  • ASD37-12 Antivirus software with heuristics (Very Good)
  • ASD37-16 Antivirus software with signatures (Limited)
  • ASBv3-GS-9 Define and implement endpoint security strategy
  • ES-2 Use modern anti-malware software

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

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

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.1 User endpoint devices
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.9 Operations security
  • 6.9.2 Protection from malware
  • E8-MACRO-ML1 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML1)
  • AUCDR-IS-5 Limit, prevent, detect and remove malware
  • ISM-1417 Antivirus application configuration

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.7 Protection against malware

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.4.2e Automated Detection and Remediation of Unauthorized Software

SOC 2 · 1 control

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

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-MP.1 Anti-Malware Software Deployed

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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