Criticality Critical Active

Endpoint Protection

Establishes comprehensive endpoint protection including malware prevention, threat detection, configuration, monitoring, validation, and exception management across enterprise devices.

Control ID
END-001
Domain Code
END
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Operations / Security Operations
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

END-001 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain endpoint protection capabilities to prevent, detect, and mitigate malware and other endpoint threats across enterprise devices.

Business Objective

Protect endpoint devices against malware, ransomware, malicious code, and unauthorized activities.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      END-001 · 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
      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 →
      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 →
      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 →
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 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-001-R001 Endpoint Protection Policy The organization shall establish an endp... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R002 Endpoint Protection Deployment The organization shall deploy endpoint p... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R003 Malware Prevention The organization shall implement malware... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R004 Threat Prevention Configuration The organization shall configure endpoin... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R005 Endpoint Protection Monitoring The organization shall monitor endpoint... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R006 Threat Detection Validation The organization shall validate endpoint... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R007 Protection Reporting The organization shall report on endpoin... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R008 Protection Review The organization shall conduct periodic... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R009 Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      END-001-R010 Protection Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... END-001 Endpoint Protection Endpoint Security, IT Operations, Security Operations, CISO View ↗