NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.14 SI (System and Information Integrity)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.14.02: Malicious Code Protection

Implement malicious code protection at system entry and exit points; update protection mechanisms; configure to perform periodic scans and real-time scans of files; address receipt of false positives.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 57 controls across 25 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 · 8 controls

  • CIS-10.1 Deploy and Maintain Anti-Malware Software
  • CIS-10.2 Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Signature Updates
  • CIS-10.4 Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Scanning of Removable Media
  • CIS-10.6 Centrally Manage Anti-Malware Software
  • CIS-10.7 Use Behavior-Based Anti-Malware Software
  • CIS-13.7 Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Solution
  • CIS-9.6 Block Unnecessary File Types
  • CIS-9.7 Deploy and Maintain Email Server Anti-Malware Protections

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 5 controls

  • ASD37-01 Application control (Essential)
  • ASD37-05 Automated dynamic analysis of email and web content (Excellent)
  • ASD37-06 Email content filtering (Excellent)
  • ASD37-12 Antivirus software with heuristics (Very Good)
  • ASD37-16 Antivirus software with signatures (Limited)

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 4 controls

Azure Security Benchmark · 4 controls

  • ASBv3-ES-3 Ensure anti-malware software and signatures are updated
  • ASBv3-GS-9 Define and implement endpoint security strategy
  • ES-1 Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
  • ES-2 Use modern anti-malware software

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 5.2.1 5.2.1 Anti-malware deployed on all system components
  • 5.2.2 5.2.2 Anti-malware detects and handles all known malware
  • 5.3.1 5.3.1 Anti-malware kept current through automatic updates
  • 5.3.2 5.3.2 Periodic and real-time scans or continuous behavioural analysis

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 3 controls

UK Cyber Essentials · 3 controls

  • CE-MP.1 Anti-Malware Software Deployed
  • CE-MP.2 Anti-Malware Signatures Updated
  • CE-MP.3 Anti-Malware Scans Files on Access and Web Pages

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-04 Protection Against Malware - Concept
  • C5-OPS-05 Protection Against Malware - Implementation

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.23 Web filtering
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.23 Web filtering
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-MACRO-ML1 Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings (ML1)

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 1 control

  • AUCDR-IS-5 Limit, prevent, detect and remove malware

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.2 Protection from malware

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.3e Confuse and Mislead Adversaries

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software

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 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.14.02 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 your existing evidence covers. Hold PCI DSS 4.0 and 69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold PCI DSS 4.071.1% covered · 28 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)68% covered · 31 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.164.9% covered · 34 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:202262.9% covered · 36 gapsIf you hold CIS Controls v853.6% covered · 45 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 152.6% covered · 46 gaps

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