NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
SC - System and Communications Protection

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SC-34: SC-34 Non-modifiable Executable Programs

What does NIST800-SC-34 require?

For [Assignment: organization-defined system components], load and execute: a. The operating environment from hardware-enforced, read-only media; and b. The following applications from hardware-enforced, read-only media: [Assignment: organization-defined applications].

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 12 controls across 7 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-10.5 Enable Anti-Exploitation Features
  • CIS-2.5 Allowlist Authorized Software
  • CIS-2.6 Allowlist Authorized Libraries
  • CIS-2.7 Allowlist Authorized Scripts
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented
  • NIST-CSF-RC.RP-05 The integrity of restored assets is verified, systems and services are restored, and normal operating status is confirmed

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 11.6.1 11.6.1 Payment page tamper detection
  • 5.3.5 5.3.5 Users cannot disable or alter anti-malware

FedRAMP High · 1 control

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs

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.

Other controls in SC - System and Communications Protection

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SC-34 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 163 of 1014 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls already carry evidence.

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. 342 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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