CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets

CIS Controls v8 CIS-2.4: Utilize Automated Software Inventory Tools

Where feasible, use software inventory tooling across the enterprise so that installed software is found and recorded automatically.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 20 controls across 10 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

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • CM-11 User-Installed Software
  • CM-8(1) Updates During Installation and Removal
  • CM-8(3) Automated Unauthorized Component Detection

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • CM-11 User-Installed Software
  • CM-8(1) Updates During Installation and Removal
  • CM-8(3) Automated Unauthorized Component Detection

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • 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-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • DS-2 Ensure software supply chain security

CIS Controls v8.1 · 1 control

  • 2.4 Utilize Automated Software Inventory Tools

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.9 Inventory of information and other associated assets

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.9 Inventory of information and other associated assets
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-02 Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.4.3e Automated Inventory of System Components

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 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets

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

CIS Controls v8 CIS-2.4 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.

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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