Criticality Medium Active

Software License Management

Establishes comprehensive software license management including inventory, allocation, usage monitoring, compliance verification, renewal management, and vendor reconciliation.

Control ID
AST-008
Domain Code
AST
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Asset Manager / Procurement
Category
Administrative
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

AST-008 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain processes to manage software licenses, entitlements, usage, renewals, and compliance throughout the software lifecycle.

Business Objective

Ensure software assets are legally licensed, efficiently utilized, cost-optimized, and compliant with contractual and regulatory obligations.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      AST-008 · 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 →
      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 →
      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 →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Asset Management (AST)
      Purpose:
      To manage the lifecycle of technology assets from procurement to disposal.
      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
      AST-008-R001 Software License Management Framework The organization shall establish a softw... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R002 License Inventory Management The organization shall maintain a compre... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R003 License Allocation and Assignment The organization shall allocate and assi... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R004 License Usage Monitoring The organization shall monitor software... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R005 License Compliance Verification The organization shall periodically veri... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R006 License Renewal Management The organization shall manage license re... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R007 Vendor License Reconciliation The organization shall reconcile interna... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R008 License Reporting The organization shall report on softwar... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R009 License Review The organization shall conduct periodic... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗
      AST-008-R010 License Management Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... AST-008 Software License Management IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement View ↗