CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-12.6: Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols

Use secure protocols for network management and communications, for example 802.1X or WPA2 Enterprise and stronger.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 61 controls across 22 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 · 5 controls

FedRAMP High · 5 controls

  • AC-18(1) Authentication and Encryption
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • SC-23 Session Authenticity
  • SC-7(8) Route Traffic to Authenticated Proxy Servers
  • SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

  • AC-18(1) Authentication and Encryption
  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • SC-23 Session Authenticity
  • SC-7(8) Route Traffic to Authenticated Proxy Servers
  • SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity

ISO 27701:2019 · 5 controls

  • 6.10 Communications security
  • 6.10.1 Network security management
  • 6.7.1 Cryptographic controls
  • 7.4.9 PII transmission controls
  • 8.4.3 PII transmission controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 1.2.6 1.2.6 Security features for insecure services in use
  • 12.3.3 12.3.3 Cryptographic cipher suite and protocol inventory reviewed annually
  • 2.2.7 2.2.7 Non-console administrative access encrypted
  • 4.2.1 4.2.1 Strong cryptography safeguards PAN over public networks
  • 4.2.1.2 4.2.1.2 Wireless networks use strong cryptography

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 3 controls

Australian Information Security Manual · 3 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • 8.24 Use of cryptography

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 2 controls

  • ASD37-10 Server application hardening (Very Good)
  • ASD37-17 TLS encryption between email servers (Limited)

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 2 controls

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

  • ASBv3-NS-8 Detect and disable insecure services and protocols
  • DP-3 Encrypt sensitive data in transit

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.14 Information transfer
  • 8.21 Security of network services

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • 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

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-CRY-02 Encryption of data for transmission (transport encryption)

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.j Multi-factor or continuous authentication, secured communications and secured emergency communications

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-02 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.5.1e Identification of Systems, Components, and Devices

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-12.6 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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