CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 10: Malware Defenses

CIS Controls v8 CIS-10.5: Enable Anti-Exploitation Features

Where possible, switch on anti-exploitation features in enterprise assets and software. Examples are DEP (Microsoft Data Execution Prevention), WDEG (Windows Defender Exploit Guard), and on Apple devices Gatekeeper together with SIP (System Integrity Protection).

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This control maps to 29 controls across 14 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 · 5 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles
  • 8.7 Protection against malware
  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
  • 8.9 Configuration management

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC3.2 CC3.2 Identifying and analysing risks to objectives (COSO principle 7)
  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies

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-ML2 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML2)
  • E8-UAH-ML2 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 2
  • ISM-1492 Operating system exploit protection
  • ISM-1601 Microsoft attack surface reduction rules

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.7 Protection against malware
  • 8.9 Configuration management
  • ASD37-09 OS generic exploit mitigation (Excellent)
  • ES-1 Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.6 Technical vulnerability management

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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