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AST-02.3: Component Duplication Avoidance

AST 2 — Low Identify

Mechanisms exist to establish and maintain an authoritative source and repository to provide a trusted source and accountability for approved and implemented system components that prevents assets from being duplicated in other asset inventories.

Control Question: Does the organization establish and maintain an authoritative source and repository to provide a trusted source and accountability for approved and implemented system components that prevents assets from being duplicated in other asset inventories?

General (29)
Framework Mapping Values
CIS CSC 8.1 1.3
CIS CSC 8.1 IG2 1.3
CIS CSC 8.1 IG3 1.3
GovRAMP Core CM-08
GovRAMP Low CM-08
GovRAMP Low+ CM-08
GovRAMP Moderate CM-08
GovRAMP High CM-08
MITRE ATT&CK 10 T1011.001, T1020.001, T1021.001, T1021.003, T1021.004, T1021.005, T1021.006, T1046, T1052, T1052.001, T1053, T1053.002, T1053.005, T1059, T1059.001, T1059.005, T1059.007, T1068, T1072, T1091, T1092, T1098.004, T1119, T1127, T1127.001, T1133, T1137, T1137.001, T1189, T1190, T1195.003, T1203, T1210, T1211, T1212, T1213, T1213.001, T1213.002, T1218, T1218.003, T1218.004, T1218.005, T1218.008, T1218.009, T1218.012, T1218.013, T1218.014, T1221, T1495, T1505, T1505.001, T1505.002, T1505.004, T1530, T1542, T1542.001, T1542.003, T1542.004, T1542.005, T1546.002, T1546.006, T1546.014, T1547.007, T1548, T1548.004, T1553, T1553.006, T1557, T1557.001, T1557.002, T1559, T1559.002, T1563, T1563.001, T1563.002, T1564.006, T1564.007, T1565, T1565.001, T1565.002, T1574, T1574.004, T1574.007, T1574.008, T1574.009, T1601, T1601.001, T1601.002, T1602, T1602.001, T1602.002
NIST 800-53 R4 CM-8(5)
NIST 800-53 R4 (moderate) CM-8(5)
NIST 800-53 R4 (high) CM-8(5)
NIST 800-53 R5 (source) CM-8
NIST 800-53B R5 (low) (source) CM-8
NIST 800-53B R5 (moderate) (source) CM-8
NIST 800-53B R5 (high) (source) CM-8
NIST 800-82 R3 LOW OT Overlay CM-8
NIST 800-82 R3 MODERATE OT Overlay CM-8
NIST 800-82 R3 HIGH OT Overlay CM-8
NIST 800-161 R1 CM-8
NIST 800-161 R1 C-SCRM Baseline CM-8
NIST 800-161 R1 Flow Down CM-8
NIST 800-161 R1 Level 2 CM-8
NIST 800-161 R1 Level 3 CM-8
NIST 800-171 R2 (source) NFO-CM-8(5)
NIST 800-207 NIST Tenet 1
SCF CORE ESP Level 1 Foundational AST-02.3
SCF CORE ESP Level 2 Critical Infrastructure AST-02.3
SCF CORE ESP Level 3 Advanced Threats AST-02.3
US (8)

Capability Maturity Model

Level 0 — Not Performed

There is no evidence of a capability to establish and maintain an authoritative source and repository to provide a trusted source and accountability for approved and implemented system components that prevents assets from being duplicated in other asset inventories.

Level 1 — Performed Informally

C|P-CMM1 is N/A, since a structured process is required to establish and maintain an authoritative source and repository to provide a trusted source and accountability for approved and implemented system components that prevents assets from being duplicated in other asset inventories.

Level 2 — Planned & Tracked

C|P-CMM2 is N/A, since a well-defined process is required to establish and maintain an authoritative source and repository to provide a trusted source and accountability for approved and implemented system components that prevents assets from being duplicated in other asset inventories.

Level 3 — Well Defined

Asset Management (AST) efforts are standardized across the organization and centrally managed, where technically feasible, to ensure consistency. CMM Level 3 control maturity would reasonably expect all, or at least most, the following criteria to exist:

  • An IT Asset Management (ITAM) function, or similar function, governs asset management to help ensure compliance with requirements for asset management.
  • An ITAM function, or similar function, maintains an inventory of IT assets, covering both physical and virtual assets, as well as centrally managed asset ownership assignments.
  • Technology assets and data are categorized according to data classification and business criticality criteria.
  • A Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) function oversees supply chain risks including the removal and prevention of certain technology services and/ or equipment designated as supply chain threats by a statutory or regulatory body.
  • Data/process owners document where sensitive/regulated data is stored, transmitted and processed, generating Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and network diagrams to document the flow of data.
Level 4 — Quantitatively Controlled

Asset Management (AST) efforts are metrics driven and provide sufficient management insight (based on a quantitative understanding of process capabilities) to predict optimal performance, ensure continued operations and identify areas for improvement.

  • Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
  • Scope of metrics, KPIs and KRIs covers organization-wide cybersecurity and data protection controls, including functions performed by third-parties.
  • Organizational leadership maintains a formal process to objectively review and respond to metrics, KPIs and KRIs (e.g., monthly or quarterly review).
  • Based on metrics analysis, process improvement recommendations are submitted for review and are handled in accordance with change control processes.
  • Both business and technical stakeholders are involved in reviewing and approving proposed changes.
Level 5 — Continuously Improving

See C|P-CMM4. There are no defined C|P-CMM5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to establish and maintain an authoritative source and repository to provide a trusted source and accountability for approved and implemented system components that prevents assets from being duplicated in other asset inventories.

Assessment Objectives

  1. AST-02.3_A01 an inventory of system components that accurately reflects the system is developed and documented.
  2. AST-02.3_A02 an inventory of system components that includes all components within the system is developed and documented.
  3. AST-02.3_A03 an inventory of system components that does not include duplicate accounting of components or components assigned to any other system is developed and documented.
  4. AST-02.3_A04 an inventory of system components that includes information is developed and documented.
  5. AST-02.3_A05 the system component inventory is reviewed / updated frequently.

Technology Recommendations

Micro/Small

  • Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

Small

  • Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

Medium

  • Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

Large

  • Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

Enterprise

  • Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

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