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  1. Frameworks
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  3. >Threat And Vulnerability Management
  4. >Threat And Vulnerability Management - Objective 1
  5. >C2M2-THREAT-1K
C2M2-THREAT-1KActive

Cybersecurity vulnerability assessments are performed by parties that are independent of the operations of the function

Statement

Cybersecurity vulnerability assessments are performed by parties that are independent of the operations of the function

Location

Domain
Threat and Vulnerability Management
Objective
Threat and Vulnerability Management - Objective 1

Practice Details

Identifier
C2M2-THREAT-1K
Domain
Threat and Vulnerability Management
Objective
Objective 1
Maturity Level
MIL-3

Help Text

In addition to vulnerability assessments that are conducted internally, the organization should periodically have external parties conduct assessments in order to obtain a completely objective perspective. The assessors should be external to the function’s operations but not necessarily external to the organization.

Related Practices · Progression: This practice is part of a practice progression. Practice progressions are groups of related practices that represent increasingly complete or more advanced implementations of an activity. The practices in this progression include: THREAT-1c, THREAT-1f, THREAT-1k.

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Threat and Vulnerability Management - Objective 113 controls
C2M2-THREAT-1AInformation sources to support cybersecurity vulnerability discovery are identified, at least in an ad hoc mannerC2M2-THREAT-1BCybersecurity vulnerability information is gathered and interpreted for the function, at least in an ad hoc mannerC2M2-THREAT-1CCybersecurity vulnerability assessments are performed, at least in an ad hoc mannerC2M2-THREAT-1DCybersecurity vulnerabilities that are relevant to the delivery of the function are mitigated, at least in an ad hoc mannerC2M2-THREAT-1ECybersecurity vulnerability information sources that collectively address higher priority assets are monitoredC2M2-THREAT-1FCybersecurity vulnerability assessments are performed periodically and according to defined triggers, such as system changes and external eventsC2M2-THREAT-1GIdentified cybersecurity vulnerabilities are analyzed and prioritized, and are addressed accordinglyC2M2-THREAT-1HOperational impact to the function is evaluated prior to deploying patches or other mitigationsC2M2-THREAT-1IInformation on discovered cybersecurity vulnerabilities is shared with organization-defined stakeholdersC2M2-THREAT-1JCybersecurity vulnerability information sources that collectively address all IT and OT assets within the function are monitoredC2M2-THREAT-1KCybersecurity vulnerability assessments are performed by parties that are independent of the operations of the functionC2M2-THREAT-1LVulnerability monitoring activities include review to confirm that actions taken in response to cybersecurity vulnerabilities were effectiveC2M2-THREAT-1MMechanisms are established and maintained to receive and respond to reports from the public or external parties of potential vulnerabilities related to the organization’s IT and OT assets, such as public-facing websites or mobile applications