CCI-002824

Implement organization-defined controls to protect the system memory from unauthorized code execution.

Implementation Guidance

The organization being inspected/assessed configures the information system to implement security safeguards defined in SI-16, CCI 2823 to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution. For information system components that have applicable STIGs or SRGs, the organization being inspected/assessed must comply with the STIG/SRG guidance that pertains to CCI 2824.

Validation Procedures

The organization conducting the inspection/assessment examines the information system to ensure the organization being inspected/assessed configures the information system to implement security safeguards defined in SI-16, CCI 2823 to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution. For information system components that have applicable STIGs or SRGs, the organization conducting the inspection/assessment evaluates the components to ensure that the organization being inspected/assessed has configured the information system in compliance with the applicable STIGs and SRGs pertaining to CCI 2824.

Compelling Evidence

1.) Signed and dated System security plan defines security safeguards to protect memory against unauthorized code execution. 2.) Protection software configuration that blocks and reports unauthorized code execution attempts.

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-002824.