Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

si-2(5)

flaw remediation  | automatic software / firmware updates

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:

si-2(5)[1]

si-2(5)[1][a]

defines information system components requiring security-relevant software updates to be automatically installed;

si-2(5)[1][b]

defines information system components requiring security-relevant firmware updates to be automatically installed;

si-2(5)[2]    

si-2(5)[2][a]    

defines security-relevant software updates to be automatically installed to organization-defined information system components;

si-2(5)[2][b]    

defines security-relevant firmware updates to be automatically installed to organization-defined information system components;

si-2(5)[3]

si-2(5)[3][a]    

installs organization-defined security-relevant software updates automatically to organization-defined information system components; and

si-2(5)[3][b]    

installs organization-defined security-relevant firmware updates automatically to organization-defined information system components.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: System and information integrity policy; procedures addressing flaw remediation; automated mechanisms supporting flaw remediation and automatic software/firmware updates; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; records of recent security-relevant software and firmware updates automatically installed to information system components; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; organizational personnel installing, configuring, and/or maintaining the information system; organizational personnel with responsibility for flaw remediation].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing automatic software/firmware updates].