Annex A 8.19
Installation of software on operational systems
Procedures and measures are implemented to securely manage software installation on operational systems.
What an assessor looks for
Show who may install software, what controls prevent unapproved installation, and how installed software is inventoried.
Where it usually fails
Users hold local administrator rights, so software installation is uncontrolled in practice whatever the policy states.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- 12.5.1, 12.6.2
Control number and title are identifiers used as references. The classification above is our own analysis, aligned to the shape of the ISO 27002 attribute model rather than reproduced from it, and no text from the standard appears on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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