CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses

CIS Controls v8 CIS-10.3: Disable Autorun and Autoplay for Removable Media

Turn off the autorun and autoplay auto-execution features for removable media.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 28 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 6 controls

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 7.10 Storage media
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 7.10 Storage media
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

  • ANSSI-HYG-15 Protect Against Threats Related to Removable Media

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

  • ASD37-13 Control removable storage media (Very Good)

Australian Information Security Manual · 1 control

  • ISM-0341 Disabling automatic execution for removable media

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 5.3.3 5.3.3 Anti-malware covers removable electronic media

SOC 2 · 1 control

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

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

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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You are reading one control. How much of CIS Controls v8 have you already done?

CIS Controls v8 CIS-10.3 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CIS Controls v8 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 102 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold ISO 27001:202266.7% covered · 51 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate62.7% covered · 57 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 557.5% covered · 65 gapsIf you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.050.3% covered · 76 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202249.7% covered · 77 gapsIf you hold Azure Security Benchmark49% covered · 78 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. 240 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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