CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software

CIS Controls v8 CIS-4.5: Implement and Manage a Firewall on End-User Devices

On end-user devices, run and manage a firewall on the host or a tool that filters ports, set to deny by default so that all traffic is dropped apart from explicitly permitted services and ports.

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

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This control maps to 29 controls across 17 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 1.2.5 1.2.5 Allowed services, protocols and ports justified
  • 1.3.1 1.3.1 Inbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.3.2 1.3.2 Outbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.4.1 1.4.1 NSCs between trusted and untrusted networks
  • 1.5.1 1.5.1 Security controls on dual-connected devices
  • ASD37-22 Network segmentation (Excellent)
  • ASD37-25 Software firewall - inbound (Very Good)
  • ASD37-26 Software firewall - outbound (Very Good)

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
  • SC-7(12) Boundary Protection | Host-based Protection (SC-7(12))

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
  • SC-7(12) Boundary Protection | Host-based Protection (SC-7(12))

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.1 User end point devices
  • 8.20 Networks security

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.1 User endpoint devices
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • ANSSI-HYG-17 Enable and Configure the Local Firewall on Workstations
  • AUCDR-IS-2 Secure the network and systems within the data environment

CIS Controls v8.1 · 1 control

  • 4.5 Implement and Manage a Firewall on End-User Devices
  • NIST-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage
  • 03.13.06 Network Communications - Deny by Default - Allow by Exception

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-FW.6 Host-Based Firewall for Remote Workers

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?

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