Topic

Application control

Applicable to

all

History

Mar 2023

When implementing application control using path rules, only approved users can change file system permissions for approved files and folders.

An existing control relating to ‘approved folders and files’ for application control was amended to ‘approved files and folders’ to ensure consistency of language with the preceding control.

Mar 2022

When implementing application control using path rules, only approved users can change file system permissions for approved folders and files.

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.