Continuous Improvement (CFG-002-R010) - CFG-002

Requirement Details & Guidance

CFG-002-R010 · CFG-002

Why This Requirement Exists

Secure baselines provide a consistent hardened starting point and reduce unnecessary attack surface.

Implementation Guidance

Create technology-specific baselines, validate them in testing, approve them, version them, and deploy them through controlled mechanisms.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

CFG-002-R010 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

CFG-002 · 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) > BAI10 – Managed Configuration > BAI10.02 – Establish and maintain a configuration repository and baseline.	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(1) – Continuous monitoring/control of ICT security and functioning Article 10(1) – Mechanisms to promptly detect anomalous activities and ICT-related incidents	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 →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 10.1 – Continual improvement	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.36 – Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security	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.IM – Improvement \| ID.IM-03 – Improvements are identified from execution of operational processes, procedures, and activities	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-2 – BASELINE CONFIGURATION, CM-6 – CONFIGURATION SETTINGS	NIST Control Catalog	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	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	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: 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. CC4.1 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 16: The entity selects, develops, and performs ongoing and/or separate evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning. CC4.2 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 17: The entity evaluates and communicates internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action, including senior management and the board of directors, as appropriate.	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 Compliance Monitoring (CFG-002)

Summary:

Establishes configuration compliance monitoring including assessment, drift detection, validation, non-compliance identification, monitoring, reporting, and corrective action tracking.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain continuous monitoring processes to assess compliance with approved secure configuration baselines and identify configuration drift.

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