Criticality High Active

Configuration Change Control

Establishes configuration change control including request management, impact assessment, approval, implementation, validation, documentation, monitoring, and reporting for configuration changes.

Control ID
CFG-005
Domain Code
CFG
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Operations / Security Engineering
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

CFG-005 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain governance over changes to approved secure configuration baselines through formal authorization, testing, implementation, and documentation processes.

Business Objective

Ensure secure configuration baselines remain controlled, authorized, and protected against unauthorized modification.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      CFG-005 · Operating Context

      Primary Stakeholders

      Applicable Industries

      Applicable Technologies

      Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

      Harmonized Framework Mappings

      The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

      FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      		 vCurrent View →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2019 View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...
      NIST
      Framework
      		 v2 View →
      NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...
      NIST
      Control Catalog
      		 vRev. 5 View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Secure Configuration Management (CFG)
      Purpose:
      To enforce secure configurations for all systems and applications.
      Scope:
      Enterprise
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      Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

      10 Specific Audit Clauses

      The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

      REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
      CFG-005-R001 Configuration Change Framework The organization shall establish a confi... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R002 Change Request Management The organization shall manage change req... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R003 Change Impact Assessment The organization shall conduct impact as... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R004 Change Approval The organization shall approve configura... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R005 Configuration Implementation The organization shall implement approve... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R006 Configuration Validation The organization shall validate that imp... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R007 Change Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R008 Change Monitoring The organization shall monitor configura... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R009 Change Review The organization shall conduct periodic... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗
      CFG-005-R010 Change Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... CFG-005 Configuration Change Control System Administration / Security Engineering View ↗