FedRAMP Moderate
CM - Configuration Management

FedRAMP Moderate CM-7: Least Functionality

Configure system to provide only essential capabilities; prohibit unnecessary functions, services, ports, protocols.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 44 controls across 20 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 · 6 controls

  • 1.2.5 Services, protocols, ports inventoried and justified
  • 1.2.6 Security features for insecure services defined
  • 2.2.3 Primary functions isolated or secured to highest level
  • 2.2.4 Only necessary services enabled
  • 2.2.5 Insecure services or protocols documented
  • 5.2.3 Any system components that are not at risk for malware are evaluated periodically to include the following: • A documented list of all system components not at risk for malware. • Identification and evaluation

CIS Controls v8 · 5 controls

  • CIS-13.9 Deploy Port-Level Access Control
  • CIS-16.5 Use Up-to-Date and Trusted Third-Party Software Components
  • CIS-2.5 Allowlist Authorized Software
  • CIS-4.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on Servers
  • CIS-4.8 Uninstall or Disable Unnecessary Services on Enterprise Assets and Software

UK Cyber Essentials · 4 controls

  • CE-FW.4 Approve and Document Inbound Rules
  • CE-SC.1 Remove or Disable Unused Software
  • CE-SC.3 Disable Auto-Run Features
  • CE-SU.4 Remove Out-of-Support Software
  • ASD37-04 User application hardening (Essential)
  • ASD37-10 Server application hardening (Very Good)
  • ASD37-11 Operating system hardening (Very Good)

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 8.1 User end point devices
  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs
  • 8.9 Configuration management

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-UAH-ML1 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 1
  • E8-UAH-ML3 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 3
  • ANSSI-HYG-14 Apply a Minimum Security Level Across the Whole Estate
  • ANSSI-HYG-27 Prohibit Internet Access from Administration Workstations and Servers
  • SEC05-BP02 Control traffic flow within your network layers
  • SEC06-BP02 Provision compute from hardened images
  • AM-2 Use only approved services
  • ASBv3-NS-8 Detect and disable insecure services and protocols

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-COS-03 Monitoring of connections in the Cloud Service Provider's network
  • C5-OPS-23 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - System Hardening

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.1 User endpoint devices
  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 Implements logical access security software, infrastructure and architectures over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.8 Controls to prevent or detect unauthorized or malicious software
  • AUCDR-IS-5 Limit, prevent, detect and remove malware

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

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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