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

CIS Controls v8 CIS-4.9: Configure Trusted DNS Servers on Enterprise Assets

Point enterprise assets at trusted DNS servers, for example DNS servers the enterprise controls and/or reputable DNS servers reachable from outside.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 17 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 · 4 controls

  • NIST800-CM-6 CM-6 Configuration Settings
  • NIST800-SC-20 SC-20 Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)
  • NIST800-SC-21 SC-21 Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver)
  • NIST800-SC-22 SC-22 Architecture and Provisioning for Name/Address Resolution Service

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.9 Configuration management
  • ISM-1782 Protective DNS for malicious domains

CIS Controls v8.1 · 1 control

  • 4.9 Configure Trusted DNS Servers on Enterprise Assets

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • SC-21 Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver)

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • SC-21 Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver)

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 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software

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

CIS Controls v8 CIS-4.9 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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