Endpoint Application Control (END-005) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

END-005

Domain Code

END

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Security Operations / IT Operations

Control Overview

END-005 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain controls to authorize, restrict, monitor, and manage software execution on endpoint devices.

Business Objective

Prevent unauthorized or malicious software from executing on enterprise endpoints.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

END-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 →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	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 →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	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 →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Endpoint Security (END)

Purpose:

To protect endpoint devices (laptops, servers, mobile) from threats.

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
END-005-R001	Application Control Framework The organization shall establish an endp...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R002	Approved Application Management The organization shall maintain an appro...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R003	Application Allowlisting The organization shall implement applica...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R004	Application Execution Control The organization shall control the execu...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R005	Application Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R006	Application Monitoring The organization shall monitor applicati...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R007	Application Compliance Reporting The organization shall report on applica...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R008	Application Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R009	Unauthorized Application Detection The organization shall detect unauthoriz...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗
END-005-R010	Application Control Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	END-005 Endpoint Application Control	Endpoint Security / IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO	View ↗