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CIS-8.1.2.2 — Ensure Authorized Software is Currently Supported

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CIS-8.1.2.2 — Ensure Authorized Software is Currently Supported

Domain: CIS Control 2  |  Safeguard: CIS-8.1.2.2  |  Asset Class: Software  |  Security Function: Identify  |  Source: CIS Controls v8.1.2 (March 2025)

Implementation Groups:

IG1IG2IG3

Ensure that only currently supported software is designated as authorized in the software inventory.

Executive Summary (For Leadership and the Board)

CIS Safeguard CIS-8.1.2.2 sits inside Control 2 (Software / Identify). Mature programs treat this as a measured, recertified, and audit-evidenced control. The Safeguard maps to NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7, CM-10/11, SI-7 and to NIST CSF 2.0 ID.AM, PR.PS.

Tags: CIS-8.1.2.2, cis-controls, cis-v8-1, ig3, control-2, asset-class-software, function-identify