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SC.3.192
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Control Acronym
SC
Family
System And Communications Protection
CMMC Level
3
800-171 Control #
N/A
CMMC Description
Implement Domain Name System (DNS) filtering services.
CMMC Clarification
Domain Name System (DNS) filtering blocks access to certain websites or IP addresses. The organization should use DNS to prevent access to known malicious websites or categories of websites. The DNS filtering will prevent users from receiving an IP address for the blocked domain names. A commercial DNS filtering service can be used. Example You are in charge of IT operations for your company. Part of your role is to implement web browser protections. To do this, you purchase a commercial DNS filtering application or service and configure your enterprise environment to use the service. The configuration blocks users from being able to access known malicious websites. The application provider is responsible for ensuring it has the latest list of known malicious websites. As an administrator, you can update this filtering mechanism for your organization, as appropriate, to provide additional DNS blocking or to allow previously blocked websites.
800-171 Description
800-171 Discussion
N/A
Other Source Discussion
CIS CONTROLS V7.1 Minimize the attack surface and the opportunities for attackers to manipulate human behavior through their interaction with web browsers and email systems. Web browsers and email clients are very common points of entry and attack because of their technical complexity, flexibility, and their direct interaction with users and with other systems and websites. Content can be crafted to entice or spoof users into taking actions that greatly increase risk and allow introduction of malicious code, loss of valuable data, and other attacks. Since these applications are the main means that users interact with untrusted environments, these are potential targets for both code exploitation and social engineering. This practice is based on the following CIS control: 7.7 Use Domain Name System (DNS) filtering services to help block access to known malicious domains.
CIS Control References
CIS Controls v7.1 7.7
NIST 800-53 Control Ref.
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 SC-20
CMMC Derived
CMMC
NIST CSF Control References
NIST 800-171 References
Applicable FAR Clause
NIST CSF Control Reference
CERT RMM Reference
Modification of NIST 800-171B Reference
NIST 800-171B Reference
UK NCSCCyber Reference
AS ACSC Reference
Sub-Criterias
Assessment Sub-Criteria 1
SC.3.192.[a] the organization uses a DNS filtering service;
Assessment Sub-Criteria 2
SC.3.192.[b] the organization has configured the enterprise to ensure outgoing web access requests utilize the DNS filtering service; and
Assessment Sub-Criteria 3
SC.3.192.[c] the organization monitors the DNS filtering service for effectiveness.