CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses

CIS Controls v8 CIS-10.2: Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Signature Updates

Set anti-malware signature files to update automatically on every enterprise asset.

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

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This control maps to 24 controls across 20 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
  • SI-8(2) Spam Protection | Automatic Updates (SI-8(2))

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
  • SI-8(2) Spam Protection | Automatic Updates (SI-8(2))

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • ASD37-16 Antivirus software with signatures (Limited)
  • ISM-1417 Antivirus application configuration
  • ASBv3-ES-3 Ensure anti-malware software and signatures are updated

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-05 Protection Against Malware - Implementation

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.2 Protection from malware
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 5.3.1 5.3.1 Anti-malware kept current through automatic updates

SOC 2 · 1 control

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

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-MP.2 Anti-Malware Signatures Updated

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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