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Change Documentation

The organization shall maintain comprehensive documentation of configuration changes, including change requests, impact assessments, approvals, implementation details, and validation results. Documentation shall be stored in a centrally accessible repository subject to version control and change management.

Requirement ID
CFG-005-R007
Parent Control
CFG-005
Domain Code
CFG

Requirement Details & Guidance

CFG-005-R007 · CFG-005
Why This Requirement Exists

Hardening removes unnecessary services, privileges, protocols, and settings that increase attack surface.

Implementation Guidance

Apply approved technology-specific hardening standards, disable unnecessary functionality, restrict administration, and validate the resulting state.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

CFG-005-R007 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        CFG-005 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 04 – Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software: 4.1 – Establish and Maintain a Secure Configuration Process
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.3 – Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI) > BAI06 – Managed IT Changes > BAI06.04 – Close and document the changes.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(4)(e) – ICT change management: recording, testing, assessing, approving, implementing and verifying changes
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1) – Security of processing; Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.316(a)(1) Policies and procedures documentation
          US
          Law
          		 vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.9-3.1 – Change Governance; §2.9-3.2 – Change Classification; §2.9-3.3 – Change life cycle
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 6.3 – Planning changes to the business continuity management system; 8.1 – Operational planning and control
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2019 View →
          ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.5.1 – General 7.5.3 – Control of documented information
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.32 – Change management
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(e) – Security in network and information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling and disclosure
          EU
          Directive
          		 vCurrent View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-07 – Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-01 – Configuration management practices are established and applied
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.5 – CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; CM-3 – CONFIGURATION CHANGE CONTROL, CM-4 – IMPACT ANALYSES
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 1.2.2 – All changes to network connections and to; 6.5.1 – Changes to all system components in the; 6.5.2 – Upon completion of a significant change, all
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 7) Patch/Vulnerability & Change Management – 7.3 Robust configuration/change management with integrity of changes
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.4 PR.IP: Information Protection Processes and Procedures
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC8.1 – Change Management – The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, configures, documents, tests, approves, and implements changes to infrastructure, data, software, and procedures to meet its objectives. CC7.1 – System Operations – To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify (1) changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities, and (2) susceptibilities to newly discovered vulnerabilities.
          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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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Configuration Change Control (CFG-005)
          Summary:
          Establishes configuration change control including request management, impact assessment, approval, implementation, validation, documentation, monitoring, and reporting for configuration changes.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain governance over changes to approved secure configuration baselines through formal authorization, testing, implementation, and documentation processes.
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