CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-12.3: Securely Manage Network Infrastructure

Manage network infrastructure securely, for example by keeping its configuration as infrastructure-as-code under version control and by using secure protocols such as SSH and HTTPS.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 34 controls across 16 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27001:2022 · 5 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography
  • 8.32 Change management
  • 8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure
  • ISM-1006 Protecting network management traffic
  • ISM-1774 Isolated gateway management path
  • ISM-1863 Management interfaces not exposed to the internet

ISO 27701:2019 · 3 controls

  • 5.6 Operation
  • 6.10.1 Network security management
  • 6.8.2 Equipment

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.2.5 1.2.5 Allowed services, protocols and ports justified
  • 1.2.8 1.2.8 NSC configuration files secured and consistent
  • 2.2.4 2.2.4 Only necessary functionality enabled

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.20 Networks security

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.

Other controls in CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management

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

CIS Controls v8 CIS-12.3 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.

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