Topic

Application control

Applicable to

all

History

Priority

should

Apr 2020

Application control is implemented on all workstations to restrict the execution of executables, software libraries, scripts and installers to an approved set.

Security controls 0843, 1490, 0955, 1471, 1392, 1544, 0846 and 0957 were modified to replace ‘application whitelisting’ with ‘application control’.

Mar 2020

An application whitelisting solution is implemented on all workstations to restrict the execution of executables, software libraries, scripts and installers to an approved set.

2017

An application whitelisting solution must be used within SOEs to restrict the execution ofprograms and DLLs to an approved set.

Control Text Changed. No public explaination.

2015

Agencies must use an application whitelisting solution within SOEs to restrict the execution ofprograms and DLLs to an approved set.

2010

Agencies should implement application whitelisting as part of the SOE for both workstations and servers.