01 Application control (Essential)
Application control to prevent execution of unapproved/malicious programs including .exe, DLL, scripts and installers.
Source: ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents, 01. 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 ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents in the compliance library.
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
- Application control policy export (for example WDAC or AppLocker) covering executables, DLLs, scripts and installers · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
- Deployment report showing enforce mode on workstations and servers, with any audit-only exceptions · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
- Blocked execution event logs and the change process for approving new programs · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Test results showing an unapproved executable, DLL, script and installer each blocked on a sample of hosts · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
none for this control
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Rules allow execution from user-writable paths such as the Downloads or Temp folders
- Policy in audit mode only, so unapproved programs still run
- DLL and script rules omitted, leaving only executables controlled
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