Overview
CSC V7 control 2.5 recommends that organisations “The software inventory system should be tied into the hardware asset inventory so all devices and associated software are tracked from a single location.
Note
CSC V7 places this control in the category of “Inventory and Control of Software Assets”.
CSC V7 places this control in the function of “Identify”.
This control protects the following type of asset “Applications”.
What is CIS Critical Security Controls?
The CIS Controls (formerly known as Critical Security Controls) are a recommended set of actions for cyber defense that provide specific and actionable ways to protect against cyber attacks.
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) publishes the CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC) to help organizations better defend against known attacks by distilling key security concepts into actionable controls to achieve greater overall cybersecurity defense.