NIST800-SI-3 SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
NIST800-SI-3 in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
SI-3 Malicious Code Protection. a. Implement [Selection (one or more): signature-based; non-signature-based] malicious code protection mechanisms at system entry and exit points to detect and eradicate malicious code; b. Automatically update malicious code protection mechanisms as new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures; c. Configure malicious code protection mechanisms to: 1. Perform periodic scans of the system [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] and real-time scans of files from external sources at [Selection (one or more): endpoint; network entry and exit points] as the files are downloaded, opened, or executed.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software (closest match)
HIPAA Security Rule
- 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(B) Protection from Malicious Software (Addressable) (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: SI - System and Information Integrity), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the integrity policy
- the flaw-remediation and malware records
- the monitoring records