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Indicator of Compromise

What is Indicator of Compromise?

Forensic artifacts such as file hashes, IP addresses, domain names, or registry keys that indicate a system has been breached or infected.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern indicator of compromise

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on indicator of compromise

Requirements naming indicator of compromise across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework1 control

Indicators of compromise must be shared across the space community to enable collective defense.

TI-3 · Indicator of Compromise Sharing →
FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards1 control

FIRST CSIRT Services Framework v2.1 Service Area 4 - Situational Awareness. SCOPE: maintaining + sharing operational + tactical + strategic awareness of the cyber threat landscape relevant to the constituency.

FIRST-CSIRTF-SA4-SituationalAwareness · Service Area 4 - Situational Awareness and Threat Intelligence →
ISMAP (Japan)1 control

ISMAP Cloud Operations covers the day-to-day security operations of cloud services. (1) Cloud Security Monitoring and Logging: 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) + SIEM Security Information and Event Management + UEBA User and Entity Behaviour Analytics + S...

ISMAP-CloudOperations-Monitoring-Logging-IncidentResponse-NISC-Reporting-Vulnerability-Change-SLA · ISMAP Cloud Operations - Security Monitoring + SIEM + Logging + Incident Response + NISC Reporting + Vulnerability Management + Penetration Testing + Change Management + SLA Management →

Questions people ask about indicator of compromise

What is Indicator of Compromise?
Forensic artifacts such as file hashes, IP addresses, domain names, or registry keys that indicate a system has been breached or infected.
Why is Indicator of Compromise important for compliance?
Indicator of Compromise is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding indicator of compromise helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Indicator of Compromise?
Indicator of Compromise appears in the requirement text of Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework, FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards, ISMAP (Japan). Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Indicator of Compromise?
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