MACRO-ISM-1489 Microsoft Office macro security settings cannot be changed by users
Microsoft Office macro security settings cannot be changed by users. Required at Maturity Levels One, Two and Three of the Restrict Microsoft Office macros mitigation strategy (Appendices A, B and C); ISM control ISM-1489 in ASD's Essential Eight to ISM mapping (December 2023).
Source: ACSC Essential Eight Maturity Model (November 2023), MACRO-ISM-1489. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open ACSC Essential Eight Maturity Model (November 2023) in the compliance library.
Each row is an ISM control the maturity model requires, with the maturity levels named in its text. Pick your target maturity level and use the rows for it.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Policy locking macro security settings so users cannot change them · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Screenshot of greyed-out Trust Center settings · Cloud console / configuration management
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
none for this control
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Settings enforced by registry preference rather than policy and reversible by users
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Build my evidence sheetMACRO-ISM-1488 Microsoft Office macros in files originating from the internet are blocked · MACRO-ISM-1671 Microsoft Office macros are disabled for users that do not have a demonstrated business requirement