Criticality High Active

Configuration Automation & Deployment

Establishes configuration automation including automated deployment, enforcement, golden image management, provisioning, remediation, monitoring, and reporting for secure configurations.

Control ID
CFG-003
Domain Code
CFG
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Operations / Cloud Operations
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

CFG-003 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain automated mechanisms for secure configuration deployment, enforcement, remediation, and standardized system provisioning.

Business Objective

Improve consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency by automating secure configuration management.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      CFG-003 · 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
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest 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 →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      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 →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 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 →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 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-003-R001 Automation Framework The organization shall establish a confi... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R002 Automated Configuration Deployment The organization shall implement automat... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R003 Automated Configuration Enforcement The organization shall implement automat... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R004 Golden Image Management The organization shall manage golden ima... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R005 Configuration Provisioning The organization shall provision secure... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R006 Automated Remediation The organization shall implement automat... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R007 Automation Monitoring The organization shall monitor configura... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R008 Automation Reporting The organization shall report on configu... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R009 Automation Review The organization shall conduct periodic... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗
      CFG-003-R010 Automation Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... CFG-003 Configuration Automation & Dep... Security Engineering / Security Operations View ↗