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The Cisco ISE must verify anti-malware software is installed and up to date on posture required clients defined in the NAC System Security Plan (SSP) prior to granting trusted network access. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 4.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-242579CSCO-NC-000050SV-242579r1168085_ruleCCI-000213high
Description
New viruses and malware are consistently being discovered. If the host-based security software is not current, then it will not be able to defend against exploits that have been previously discovered.
STIGDate
Cisco ISE NAC Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-12-10

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (20) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
HRS-02Position Categorization
1.00
HRS-11Separation of Duties (SoD)
1.00
IAC-01Identity & Access Management (IAM)
1.00
IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00

+10 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (93) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-16Security and Privacy Attributes
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00

+83 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.1
1.00
3.1.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000213
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.AA-05
1.00
PR.DS-10
1.00
PR.IR-01
1.00

Who does this work

17 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-242579r1168085_chk)

If DOD is not at C2C Step 4 or higher, this is not a finding. Verify the posture policy will verify that anti-malware software is installed and up to date. If not required by the NAC SSP, this is not a finding. 1. Navigate to Work Center >> Posture >> Posture Policy. 2. Check the enabled posture policies analyzing all the conditions. 3. Review the requirements listed on polices the posture required clients will use. 4. Navigate to Work Center >> Posture >> Policy Elements. 5. Review the requirements applied in the posture policy to verify anti-malware conditions have been applied. 6. Review the anti-malware conditions, to determine if one is configured to verify that the software is installed, and one is configured to verify the software is up to date. If this requirement is met by another system or application, this is not applicable. If there is not a firewall condition tied to a requirement applied to an applicable posture policy, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-45811r1168084_fix)

If required by the NAC SSP, configure the posture policy to verify an anti-malware software is up to date. Check the applicable STIG for the operating system to match the value needed for the virus definition file date. 1. Navigate to Work Centers >> Posture >> Policy Elements. 2. Create Anti-Malware Condition. a. Expand "Conditions" on the left of the page. b. Choose "Anti-Malware". c. Choose "Add". d. Define a Name. e. Select the Operating System. f. Select the vendor. g. Check "Definition". h. Check "Check against latest AV definition file version if available. Otherwise, check against latest definition file date or "Allow virus definition file to be (<7) days older than the current system date." i. Select the desired product/products. j. Choose "Submit". 3. Create Anti-Malware Remediation. a. Expand "Remediations" on the left of the page. b. Choose "Anti-Malware". c. Choose "Add". d. Define a Name. e. Select the Operating System. f. Select the Remediation Type. g. Define the interval between retries. h. Define Retry Count. i. Select the desired Vendor Name. j. Select the Product Name. k. Choose "Submit". 4. Edit the Posture Policy. a. Navigate to Work Centers >> Posture >> Posture Policy. b. Find the Posture Policy that will be applied to the posture required endpoints. c. Select the Requirement, ensuring there is a green check box to the left of the name indicating it is a mandatory requirement. d. Choose "Done". e. Choose "Save". Note: If any other Definition option is used, the Posture Updates must be updated (Navigate to Work Centers >> Posture >> Settings >> Software Updates >> Posture Updates). Configure the posture policy to verify that an anti-malware software is installed. 1. Navigate to Work Centers >> Posture >> Policy Elements. 2. Create Anti-Malware Condition. a. Expand "Conditions" on the left of the page. b. Choose "Anti-Malware". c. Choose "Add". d. Define a Name. e. Select the Operating System. f. Select the vendor. g. Check "Installation". h. Select the desired product/products. i. Choose "Submit". 3. Create Anti-Malware Remediation. a. Expand "Remediations" on the left of the page. b. Choose "Anti-Malware". c. Choose "Add". d. Define a Name. e. Select the Operating System. f. Select the Remediation Type. g. Define the interval between retries. h. Define Retry Count. i. Select the desired Vendor Name. j. Check "Remediation Option is to enable the Firewall". k. Select the Product Name. l. Choose "Submit". 4. Edit the Posture Policy. a. Navigate to Work Centers >> Posture >> Posture Policy. b. Find the Posture Policy that will be applied to the posture required endpoints. c. Select the Requirement, ensuring there is a green check box to the left of the name indicating it is a mandatory requirement. d. Choose "Done". e. Choose "Save".