FedRAMP High
CM - Configuration Management

FedRAMP High CM-6(1): Automated Management, Application, and Verification

Manage, apply, and verify configuration settings via automated mechanisms; HIGH only.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 28 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.

CIS Controls v8 · 6 controls

  • CIS-10.6 Centrally Manage Anti-Malware Software
  • CIS-4.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Configuration Process
  • CIS-4.6 Securely Manage Enterprise Assets and Software
  • CIS-7.3 Perform Automated Operating System Patch Management
  • CIS-7.4 Perform Automated Application Patch Management
  • CIS-8.9 Centralize Audit Logs
  • SEC01-BP06 Automate deployment of standard security controls
  • SEC04-BP04 Initiate remediation for non-compliant resources
  • SEC05-BP04 Automate network protection
  • SEC08-BP03 Automate data at rest protection
  • ASBv3-PV-3 Define and establish secure configurations for compute resources
  • ASBv3-PV-4 Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources
  • PV-2 Audit and enforce secure configurations

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 11.5.2 Change detection mechanism (FIM)
  • 2.2.6 System security parameters configured

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC7.1 Detection and monitoring procedures for security events are in place
  • SOC2-CC8.1 Change management processes are in place
  • E8-UAH-ML2 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 2
  • ANSSI-HYG-16 Use a Centralised Management Tool to Standardise Security Policies

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-23 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - System Hardening

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.9 Configuration management

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.4.2e Automated Detection and Remediation of Unauthorized Software

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-SU.2 Automatic Updates Enabled Where Possible

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 CM - Configuration Management

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FedRAMP High CM-6(1) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

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