UK Cyber Essentials
Malware Protection

UK Cyber Essentials CE-MP.3: Anti-Malware Scans Files on Access and Web Pages

Anti-malware software must scan files automatically on access, scan web pages when accessed, and prevent connections to malicious websites.

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This control maps to 40 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.

  • ASD37-06 Email content filtering (Excellent)
  • ASD37-07 Web content filtering (Excellent)
  • ASD37-12 Antivirus software with heuristics (Very Good)
  • ASD37-16 Antivirus software with signatures (Limited)
  • ASBv3-NS-10 Ensure Domain Name System (DNS) security
  • ES-1 Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
  • ES-2 Use modern anti-malware software

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-10.4 Configure Automatic Anti-Malware Scanning of Removable Media
  • CIS-9.2 Use DNS Filtering Services
  • CIS-9.3 Maintain and Enforce Network-Based URL Filters

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • MA-3(2) Maintenance Tools | Inspect Media (MA-3(2))
  • SC-7(8) Route Traffic to Authenticated Proxy Servers
  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • MA-3(2) Maintenance Tools | Inspect Media (MA-3(2))
  • SC-7(8) Route Traffic to Authenticated Proxy Servers
  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 5.2.2 5.2.2 Anti-malware detects and handles all known malware
  • 5.3.2 5.3.2 Periodic and real-time scans or continuous behavioural analysis
  • 5.3.3 5.3.3 Anti-malware covers removable electronic media

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

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

CMMC 2.0 · 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 SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events

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