NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning
NIST's planning guide for enterprise patch management: the recommendations an organisation should implement to keep software maintained as preventive maintenance, from reducing vulnerabilities at source and automated per-asset inventories through risk response scenarios, maintenance groups and plans, canary rollouts, emergency mitigation, unpatchable assets and exceptions, to actionable metrics and procurement questions.
NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning is a compliance framework from United States with 1 domains and 21 controls. The largest domains are Section 3: Recommendations for enterprise patch management planning – NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning (21 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Section 3: Recommendations for enterprise patch management planning – NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.1.1 | Reduce the number of vulnerabilities entering the environment |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.1.2 | Deploy applications so that patching is less likely to disrupt operations |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.2.1 | Keep software inventories for all computing assets constantly up to date through automation |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.2.2 | Use the inventory capabilities built into platforms and assets |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.2.3 | Treat patching per asset: record each asset's technical and mission characteristics |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.3 | Define the risk response scenarios to be ready for |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.4 | Assign every asset to a maintenance group |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5 | Define a maintenance plan for each group and scenario, with a process for choosing between plans |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.1a | Routine patching: phased deployment with canary assets |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.1b | Routine patching: flexibility on timing, then forced installation after a grace period |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.2 | Emergency patching: the routine approach on a highly accelerated schedule |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.3a | Emergency mitigation: be ready to apply several kinds of mitigation quickly |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.3b | Emergency mitigation: replace temporary mitigations with permanent fixes on an enforced schedule |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.4a | Unpatchable assets: approved long-term risk mitigation methods per maintenance group |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.4b | Unpatchable assets: add vulnerability-specific mitigations where the long-term methods fall short |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.4c | Unpatchable assets: periodically re-evaluate the alternatives to patching |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.5.5 | Track, monitor and regularly review every exception to a maintenance plan |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.6a | Build enterprise metrics from the low-level data already collected |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.6b | Make enterprise metrics reflect the relative importance of each asset and vulnerability |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.6c | Refresh low-level metrics frequently and keep them accurate |
| nist-sp-800-40r4::3.7 | Take software maintenance into account when procuring software |
What is NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning and who does it apply to?
NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning is a compliance framework from United States with 1 domains and 21 controls. NIST's planning guide for enterprise patch management: the recommendations an organisation should implement to keep software maintained as preventive maintenance, from reducing vulnerabilities at source and automated per-asset inventories through risk response scenarios, maintenance groups and plans, canary rollouts, emergency mitigation, unpatchable assets and exceptions, to actionable metrics and procurement questions. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning actually require?
NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning has 21 controls organised across 1 domains. The largest domains are Section 3: Recommendations for enterprise patch management planning – NIST SP 800-40 Rev 4 - Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Planning (21 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
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