NIST SP 800-172
CM

NIST SP 800-172 3.4.3e: Automated Inventory of System Components

Employ automated discovery and management tools to maintain an up-to-date, complete, accurate, and readily available inventory of system components.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 32 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 · 4 controls

  • CIS-1.1 Establish and Maintain Detailed Enterprise Asset Inventory
  • CIS-1.3 Utilize an Active Discovery Tool
  • CIS-1.5 Use a Passive Asset Discovery Tool
  • CIS-2.4 Utilize Automated Software Inventory Tools

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 4 controls

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • CM-2(2) Automation Support for Accuracy and Currency
  • CM-8 System Component Inventory
  • CM-8(1) Updates During Installation and Removal

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • CM-2(2) Automation Support for Accuracy and Currency
  • CM-8 System Component Inventory
  • CM-8(1) Updates During Installation and Removal

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.2.5 1.2.5 Allowed services, protocols and ports justified
  • 11.2.2 11.2.2 Inventory of authorized wireless access points
  • 12.5.1 12.5.1 Inventory of in-scope system components

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

  • AM-3 Ensure security of asset lifecycle management
  • ASBv3-AM-1 Track asset inventory and their risks

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 2 controls

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-01 Inventories of hardware managed by the organization are maintained
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-02 Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.9 Inventory of information and other associated assets

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.9 Inventory of information and other associated assets

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)

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

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-172 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-172 3.4.3e is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-172 your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 24 of 35 NIST SP 800-172 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 568.6% covered · 11 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.165.7% covered · 12 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 162.9% covered · 13 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate60% covered · 14 gapsIf you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.048.6% covered · 18 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)45.7% covered · 19 gaps

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 5 were rejected on the NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 pair alone.

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