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id: "SI-08(02)" title: "Automatic Updates" family: "SI" family_name: "System and Information Integrity" sort_id: "si-08.02" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "SI-08" enhancement: True

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Statement

Automatically update spam protection mechanisms {{ insert: param, si-08.02_odp }}.

Guidance

Using automated mechanisms to update spam protection mechanisms helps to ensure that updates occur on a regular basis and provide the latest content and protection capabilities.

Assessment Objective

spam protection mechanisms are automatically updated {{ insert: param, si-08.02_odp }}.

System and information integrity policy

system and information integrity procedures

procedures addressing spam protection

spam protection mechanisms

records of spam protection updates

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel responsible for spam protection

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

system/network administrators

system developer

Organizational processes for spam protection

mechanisms supporting and/or implementing automatic updates to spam protection mechanisms