CMMC Level 1 · Assessment ObjectiveSEC / OBJSI.L1-b.1.xiv(a)
System and Information Integrity · SI.L1-b.1.xiv(a)
Malicious code protection mechanisms are updated when new releases are available
An assessment objective under requirement SI.L1-b.1.xiv, Update Malicious Code Protection, in the System and Information Integrity domain.
Objective Statement
malicious code protection mechanisms are updated when new releases are available
Source · NIST SP 800-171A
Objective identity
- Framework
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification · Level 1
- Domain
- System and Information Integrity (SI)
- Objective ID
- SI.L1-b.1.xiv(a)
- Parent Requirement
- SI.L1-b.1.xiv · Keep malicious code protection current
Assessment Procedures
The official government assessment method for this objective, from NIST SP 800-171A. An assessor examines artifacts, interviews people, and tests mechanisms to determine the result.
Examine
- System and information integrity policy
- procedures addressing flaw remediation and malicious code protection
- system security plan
- list of identified system flaws and vulnerabilities
- malicious code protection mechanisms and configuration
- scan results and logs
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Personnel with flaw remediation and malicious code protection responsibilities
- system or network administrators
- personnel with information security responsibilities
Test
- Organizational processes for identifying, reporting, and correcting system flaws
- mechanisms supporting or implementing malicious code protection and periodic/real-time scanning
Source Authority
- Primary Authority
- NIST SP 800-171A
- Requirement Authority
- FAR 52.204-21(b)(1)
- Program Authority
- 32 CFR 170.15(c)(1)(ii) Table 2
- Framework Version
- CMMC Assessment Guide, Level 1 v2.13 (September 2024)
- Effective Date
- 2024-12-16
- Last Verified
- 2026-08
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