This requirement reduces risk in secure cloud configuration management by ensuring configuration reporting is defined, consistently implemented and demonstrably effective across cloud environments. It supports the organization's need to secure cloud-based assets, data and services while managing cloud-specific risk.
Report configuration compliance, drift, exceptions, remediation aging and trends by cloud account, environment or business service.
| FRAMEWORK CODE | FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS | FAMILY / CATEGORY | VERSION | ACTION |
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| 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
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| COBIT2019 | COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS01 – Managed Operations > DSS01.02 – Manage outsourced I&T services. |
COBIT
Governance Framework
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| DORA | Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(2) – ICT security policies, procedures, protocols and tools for resilience and data security Article 9(4)(e) – ICT change management: recording, testing, assessing, approving, implementing and verifying changes |
EU
Regulation
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| 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
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| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(c) Standard: Configuration management |
US
Law
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vCurrent | View → |
| IRDAI | IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.19-3.4 – Cloud security lifecycle |
India
Guideline
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vLatest | View → |
| ISO27001 | ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.4 – Communication |
ISO
Standard
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v2022 | View → |
| ISO27002 | ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.23 – Information security for use of cloud services |
ISO
Standard
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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
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| NIST-CSF | NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-01 – Configuration management practices are established and applied |
NIST
Framework
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| NIST80053 | NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.5 – CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; CM-2 – BASELINE CONFIGURATION, CM-6 – CONFIGURATION SETTINGS |
NIST
Control Catalog
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vRev. 5 | View → |
| PCI-DSS | PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 2.2.1 – Configuration standards are developed,; 2.2.6 – System security parameters are configured to |
PCI
Standard
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v4 | View → |
| RBI-CSF | RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 5) Secure Configuration – 5.1 Baseline security requirements/configurations across device categories and lifecycle, with periodic review; 5) Secure Configuration – 5.2 Periodic evaluation of critical-device configurations and patch levels |
India
Regulation
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| 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
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| 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. CC2.2 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 14: The entity internally communicates information, including objectives and responsibilities for internal control, necessary to support the functioning of internal control. |
AICPA
Audit Framework
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