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CFM-07Configuration Checks

>Control Description

Organization uses mechanisms to detect deviations from baseline configurations on production environments.

Theme

Technology

Type

Detective

Policy/Standard

Infrastructure Management Policy

>Implementation Guidance

1. Ensure that security hardening and configuration baselines are being monitored for in-scope servers. 2. Deviations shall be generated for in-scope servers for which remediations shall be tracked to closure. 3. Design a process for security hardening and configuration baselines checks being accurate and updated at least annually.

>Testing Procedure

1. Validate that security hardening and configuration baselines are being monitored for in-scope servers. 2. Validate that deviations are being generated for in-scope servers and remediations are tracked to closure. 3. Validate that the security hardening and configuration baselines checks are accurate and updated at least annually.

>Audit Artifacts

E-CFM-11
E-CFM-05

>Framework Mappings

Cross-framework mappings provided by Adobe CCF Open Source under Creative Commons License.

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