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DS9.3 - Configuration Integrity Review

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Configuration Integrity Review

Periodically review the configuration data to verify and confirm the integrity of the current and historical configuration. Periodically review installed software against the policy for software usage to identify personal or unlicensed software or any software instances in excess of current license agreements. Report, act on and correct errors and deviations.

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Value Drivers

  • Identification of deviations from the baseline
  • Enhanced identification and solving of problems
  • Identification of unauthorised software
  Risk Drivers
  • Failure to identify business-critical components
  • Uncontrolled change management, causing business disruptions
  • Misused assets
  • Increased costs for problem solving

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  1. To validate the integrity of configuration data, implement a process to ensure that configuration items are monitored. Compare recorded data against actual physical existence, and ensure that errors and deviations are reported and corrected.
  2. Using automated discovery tools where appropriate, reconcile actual installed software and hardware periodically against the configuration database, licence records and physical tags.
  3. Periodically review against the policy for software usage the existence of any software in violation or in excess of current policies and licence agreements. Report deviations for correction.

 

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