Topic

Application management

Applicable to

all

History

Mar 2022

Unprivileged users do not have the ability to install unapproved software.

Miscellaneous changes were made to rationale and recommendations throughout the publication to clarify content without changing intent. This included a review from the Guidelines for System Hardening chapter through to the Guidelines for Data Transfers chapter.

Aug 2020

Users do not have the ability to install unapproved software.

Security control 1592 was introduced to ensure that users are only prevented from installing unapproved applications, thereby allowing for the installation of applications from approved software repositories and marketplaces.