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Change log: IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services profile

Change log: IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services profile

In this change log, you can learn about the latest changes, improvements, and updates for the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services profile. The change log lists changes that were made, ordered by the version number.

Profile versioning

When goals or controls are edited, removed from, or added to a profile in a way that is not compatible with the current version, a new minor version is released. To take advantage of the changes in a new version, update your scans to use the newest profile version.

This profile is consistently updated and is not an exhaustive list of all the controls that might be required for every organization. Users can validate the available goals and determine where a need to supplement their workloads with other security measures exists.

Version summary

The following table details the release dates and status of each profile version.

New attachments cannot be created on deprecated profile versions. Select the most recent version to use for your evaluation.

Table. Active versions of the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services profile
Version number Release date Status
Version 1.7.0 2024-08-27 Active
Version 1.6.0 2024-03-12 Active
Version 1.5.0 2023-09-23 Active
Version 1.4.0 2023-08-09 Active
Version 1.3.0 2023-06-20 Active
Version 1.2.0 2023-04-20 Active
Version 1.1.0 2023-03-02 Active
Version 1.0.0 2022-12-14 Active

Version 1.7.0

The following rules were updated in the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services library and profile as of 27 August 2024.

Table. Summary of the changes for version 1.7.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile
Rule ID Rule description Associated controls Update
rule-1d0a1c93-b89f-432e-af25-758ae517a7ba Check whether App Configuration can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-b5675539-fb0a-4464-93a3-f9c3ab1da0f8 Check whether App Configuration can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4 CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-9b2822ec-cde3-4367-b3b7-3aabceb7ce13 Check whether Auto scale for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4 CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-7cbf96ea-a032-4bc0-aae7-21d088965ef4 Check whether Auto scale for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4 CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-30e49535-38d9-4969-8f78-56cf8be67557 Check whether Backup for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4 CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-6b80be89-7c9f-472f-9ad2-363086fbcc86 Check whether Backup for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4 CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-1399da2c-af02-47a3-bec1-0baa48297619 Check whether Bare Metal Servers for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4 CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-a6843b59-7e8b-4e5f-8f45-fe98a28269e2 Check whether Bare Metal Servers for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-23aca5fe-3659-4b4d-a965-daad23ce2a01 Check whether Block Storage for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-3d843573-0a71-44cc-926a-330fbcf80ec6 Check whether Block Storage for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-bf187b2f-0d3b-48f2-a5a7-cab0c0788c43 Check whether Block Storage Snapshots for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed
rule-af1c19bb-a40e-4798-92ad-57d4e9d540ba Check whether Block Storage Snapshots for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a) and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-8f3a6416-3621-4666-a2a7-271704432552 Check whether Client VPN for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-9d0ae8c0-7332-4b65-858c-56fe9875789f Check whether Client VPN for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-9eb7b514-5c27-43ba-83fc-26d75e0bf695 Check whether Cloud Object Storage can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) THe rule was removed.
rule-61878b48-e181-455d-aed3-5730b6e27890 Check whether Cloud Object Storage can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-e9bae442-b92e-414d-88a9-d107511f554c Check whether Code Engine can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-15e9118b-2fd4-46a7-a454-7af07b2b342c Check whether Code Engine can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-87b52247-ec12-4e84-b328-d00491301e16 Check whether Container Registry can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-94ca1725-f251-4cee-8c4c-280e141f194a Check whether Container Registry can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-4aebb5fe-61df-458c-b534-60fd644ae542 Check whether Dedicated Host for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-c5642f67-fb2c-4fe1-aed1-585d9215808f Check whether Dedicated Host for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-94048ffe-f910-4ff2-881f-50df9005c0a2 Check whether Direct Link can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-65627941-63ee-4f52-9248-3b5a09163965 Check whether Direct Link can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-6252793f-9da5-4a04-9f9d-279b6e2c6907 Check whether DNS Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-dce07761-8ffd-4beb-a7cc-d38a17fffd4e Check whether DNS Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-c9dfee2f-6283-43ce-9337-4eaacaa3313c Check whether Event Notifications can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-0ffd34a1-3ca7-4d53-adbe-40f3980694e6 Check whether Event Notifications can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-762180a3-95e1-462b-a7ca-7995ca0dfb7c Check whether Event Streams can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-23850407-cbf6-42cf-8985-f90b2c966d04 Check whether Event Streams can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-a4841766-a395-41be-8a64-b51e85168fab Check whether Flow Logs for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-5593b5b5-dd27-45c9-b088-b40e447af5ef Check whether Flow Logs for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-315c8bb3-3eb8-4186-85bc-e66d68ba9dd0 Check whether Hyper Protect Crypto Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a) and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-00882b45-ee37-4dc1-b948-afa618755fbd Check whether Hyper Protect Crypto Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-0051b1c6-bee9-4e04-87e2-300e2c145104 Check whether IAM access groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-a534cbfa-1d2b-4b10-b405-7d6a0a969944 Check whether IAM access groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-e9a2d69f-757d-4371-8508-419fc13550f1 Check whether IAM access management can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a) and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-8e7fd3c6-01aa-47b8-9898-ba34ebc27015 Check whether IAM access management can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a) and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-0cddf009-8620-47e2-add9-e7609d82a221 Check whether IAM identities can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-56c515ef-4d2b-42e2-aa62-df4b37eab801 Check whether Kubernetes Service can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-4554e868-eb89-4b18-8692-564da18e0c2d Check whether Kubernetes Service can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-b5a6bedd-16b0-4a21-bb01-04d70d48a752 Check whether Load Balancer for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-10b28c5d-27aa-4d03-b863-2e770090df74 Check whether Load Balancer for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-3d59273d-8ed1-4767-8112-c3f95ce09c3e Check whether Schematics can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-553bdee0-a3c4-4ff9-a2f2-7903cc98ca2f Check whether Schematics can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-c26980c7-5fae-47b7-ad2a-e96e87cf28fc Check whether Secrets Manager can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-21fd1a1e-7909-48a4-949a-ada1785a34cf Check whether Secrets Manager can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-d6b8cc81-b78b-49a5-87a3-34c71a198a71 Check whether Security and Compliance Center can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-5c9aed4a-af5e-47e0-8a86-cac8199aa90d Check whether Security and Compliance Center can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-ff00ff6c-61d2-4a94-8de8-b150b4d35aab Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for IAM identities (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-b426a552-33c4-4b8d-8e71-659e06a45024 Check whether Transit Gateway can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-ca36ff5d-003b-4b21-b584-061a2ac5268a Check whether Transit Gateway can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-7601aadc-cce6-4929-b3d2-26c4ba7e05ad Check whether User Management can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-e54063a9-379f-4cdf-a00c-2fd02c8d9eda Check whether User Management can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-9d963fd1-c56c-45ad-976e-96a45899b576 Check whether Virtual Private Cloud can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-29286737-f65b-41fb-8ba7-30e81f0f9dd8 Check whether Virtual Private Cloud can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-45e6a74e-74d4-495d-88da-f0cda147d8b4 Check whether Virtual Private Endpoints for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-fce897fe-d572-4412-9c74-828bfab0c26a Check whether Virtual Private Endpoints for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-4a8fce3e-5bf4-4b57-8df7-c9f2f374abf3 Check whether Virtual Servers for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-b6b7e67f-e7c2-4435-a883-80ab3d835d0e Check whether Virtual Servers for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-a3ee571a-b0fe-408f-9c8b-064e44fe99d5 Check whether VPC floating IPs can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-4736fc5d-63e2-4673-92e5-4c1f381645f5 Check whether VPC floating IPs can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed Ips AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-72f16940-fa5b-4719-a7e8-35a1cc721a6a Check whether VPC images can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-ed883cda-bdd3-48fd-972b-bf98b085423b Check whether VPC images can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-eaff5bf5-7754-4218-8cb7-ae87ec8fdc7f Check whether VPC network access control lists can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-9a64c779-5744-4bcc-a5ac-e4ad04b0f59c Check whether VPC network access control lists can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-113e00c2-0503-4a09-8e6c-893ad51b6643 Check whether VPC placement groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-fdabbd31-1b00-4a84-aca2-6c57e8404b9e Check whether VPC placement groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-3ead3fb3-9156-4d93-971c-7b782ceb00ae Check whether VPC public gateways can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-7758e8eb-c4d8-42a8-869f-30e3c189f6fa Check whether VPC public gateways can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-02ad5735-93ba-4229-9d10-70dd48d0f96c Check whether VPC security groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-2b0fc034-063b-47a7-86e9-5a96c8ca9f23 Check whether VPC security groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-235d040e-ae2b-4832-9c28-b79cc2d6be6c Check whether VPC SSH keys can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-b96fdad1-c2d5-4399-861f-49adecfd3485 Check whether VPC SSH keys can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-f33e4a5e-3297-4ec1-91b6-5f902fe87e75 Check whether VPC subnets can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-8b014ee6-2fcf-4e78-9412-d290251ff2a1 Check whether VPC subnets can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-2a1b103a-4ef3-416e-822a-abf556f8dbae Check whether VPN for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was removed.
rule-a4cc268c-9c97-4dbb-b02f-bf74d5a5aa93 Check whether VPN for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint (Context-based restrictions or service) and allowed IPs AC-4, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5) The rule was added.
rule-3898fc92-305f-41c2-9464-c26ca71d639e "Check whether VPN for VPC has an ""establish mode"" configuration that is different from 'peer_only'" SC-13 The rule was added.
rule-8226d451-d6a7-46a7-8313-f8c091d6e33f Check whether IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Ingress has TLS 1.2 enabled for all inbound traffic SC-11SC-13, SC-23, CM-7(b), SC-7(4)(C), SC-8 SC-8(1) The rule was added.
rule-ba79b984-ec18-4fc1-965d-82cf701eb94f Check whether an instance of IBM Log Analysis exists in each required region and is configured to receive platform logs AC-4 The rule was removed.

Version 1.6.0

The following rules were updated in the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services library and profile as of 12 March 2024.

Table. Summary of the changes for version 1.6.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile
Rule ID Rule description Associated controls Update
rule-613c6100-b99c-4adc-8978-fab5e30523aa Check whether Event Notifications is configured to work with Security and Compliance Center SI-2 (a) and SI-5 (a) The rule was added.
rule-3826cfe4-c2bd-4c61-b462-acc46c6a251e Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain verifies all changes to source code have been manually reviewed CM-2(1)(a), CM-2(1)(b), CM-2(1)(c), CM-3(2)(0), CM-3(b), CM-3(d), CM-3(f), CM-3(g), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-5(0), CM-6(1)(0), CM-6(c), CM-6(d), CM-7(1)(a), CM-9(a), CM-9(b), CM-9(c), CM-9(d), SA-10(a), SA-10(b), SA-10(c), SA-10(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-4(3)(0), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(d), and SI-7(0) The rule was added.
rule-59261292-1723-4234-9fa9-48df0088cde1 Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain validates signature provenance of each deployed artifact CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), SA-10(1)(0), SA-10(b), SA-10(c), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(d), and SI-7(0) The rule was added.
rule-ba79b984-ec18-4fc1-965d-82cf701eb94f Check whether an instance of IBM Log Analysis exists in each required region and is configured to receive platform logs AC-4(0) The rule was added.
rule-153b7f10-d8a8-43a2-8696-731de7790f06 Check whether virtual servers for VPC is provisioned from customer-defined list of images CM-8(3)(a) The rule was removed.
rule-709caded-75d6-4481-b9cd-de20851a9b19 Check whether virtual servers for VPC is provisioned from customer-defined list of images CM-8(3)(a) The rule was added.
rule-ea8660d1-c322-4adb-8dc2-e0b77b6dc9fb Check whether a security group other than the default for Virtual Private Cloud is attached to all endpoints AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(c), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-a1fff3f6-6428-4ad4-9be2-2171ce09fb8f Check whether a security group other than the default for Virtual Private Cloud is attached to all endpoints AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(c), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-ac203dbc-ff0d-49f7-bf11-c08af429cb86 Check whether Cloud Object Storage network access is restricted to a specific IP range AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), and SC-7(4)(a) The rule was removed.
rule-3027fd86-72c5-4c81-8ccd-ff556a922ec1 Check whether Cloud Object Storage network access is restricted to a specific IP range AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), and SC-7(4)(a) The rule was added.
rule-3617cc3c-f6a5-44a5-806b-e929bbd664ba Check whether OpenShift version is up-to-date CM-8(3)(a) and SI-2(2)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-de84afba-b83a-41d6-8c80-d0b6acafe039 Check whether OpenShift version is up-to-date CM-8(3)(a) and SI-2(2)(0) The rule was added.
rule-79ed2fa6-e8b3-4fc4-8ea1-36055d527cd9 Check whether Event Streams is enabled with customer-managed encryption and either Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) or Keep Your Own Key (KYOK) SC-13, SC-28(0), and SC-28(1)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-b9fec237-3867-4679-9f98-c1a3c8f2d249 Check whether Event Streams is enabled with customer-managed encryption and Keep Your Own Key (KYOK) SC-13, SC-28(0), and SC-28(1)(0) The rule was added.
rule-255105cf-70f0-4494-a8c9-466ca6e558fb Check whether Hyper Protect DBaaS for MongoDB is enabled with customer-managed encryption and Keep Your Own Key (KYOK) SC-13(0), SC-28(0), and SC-28(1)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-9328227a-2750-4b5a-919f-a6342f1ed97d Check whether Hyper Protect DBaaS for PostgreSQL is enabled with customer-managed encryption and Keep Your Own Key (KYOK) SC-13(0), SC-28(0), and SC-28(1)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-184933d2-6819-4c07-ae05-3e46f1888e88 Check whether an OpenShift cluster has worker nodes across multiple zones CP-7(a), CP-7(b), CP-7(c), CP-7(1)(0), CP-10(0), and SC-6(0) The rule was removed.
rule-88f25dca-0e62-43c1-939e-f6637d23847f Check whether a Red Hat OpenShift cluster has at least # worker nodes across multiple zones CP-7(a), CP-7(b), CP-7(c), CP-7(1)(0), CP-10(0), and SC-6(0) The rule was added.

Version 1.5.0

The following rules were updated in the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services library and profile as of 23 September 2023.

The name of the profile has been changed from IBM Cloud for Financial Services to IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services as part of this release.

Table. Summary of the changes for version 1.5.0 of the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services profile
Rule ID Rule description Associated controls Update
rule-17b54156-373a-48f9-b340-a7e47acd87b6 Check whether Virtual Servers for VPC instance doesn't have a floating IP AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-7cf9deab-b418-4374-9e10-a13d217166bb Check whether virtual servers for VPC instance doesn't have a floating IP AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-c2dd768e-9a49-4d6d-8ac5-8fcfb233a7b0 Check whether Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) has no subnet with public gateway attached AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a)(a), SC-7(5)(0), and SC-7(10)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-c92a1ac3-6f9a-4fb1-9cb8-57d312679020 Check whether Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) has no subnet with public gateway attached AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a)(a), SC-7(5)(0), and SC-7(10)(0) The rule was added.
rule-de84afba-b83a-41d6-8c80-d0b6acafe039 Check whether OpenShift version is up-to-date CM-8(3)(a), and SI-2(2)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-3617cc3c-f6a5-44a5-806b-e929bbd664ba Check whether OpenShift version is up-to-date CM-8(3)(a), and SI-2(2)(0) The rule was added.
rule-8cbd597c-7471-42bd-9c88-36b2696456e9 Check whether Cloud Object Storage network access is restricted to a specific IP range AC-4(0),SC-7(a), SC-7(b), and SC-7(4)(a) The rule was removed.
rule-ac203dbc-ff0d-49f7-bf11-c08af429cb86 Check whether Cloud Object Storage network access is restricted to a specific IP range AC-4(0),SC-7(a), SC-7(b), and SC-7(4)(a) The rule was added.
rule-0c2d0cef-a217-4eb0-a4ca-813fb2a08a31 Check whether Event Notifications can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-c9dfee2f-6283-43ce-9337-4eaacaa3313c Check whether Event Notifications can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-f45487db-513e-4c49-b227-9101fdaf9259 Check whether Secrets Manager can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-c26980c7-5fae-47b7-ad2a-e96e87cf28fc Check whether Secrets Manager can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-dd1600d2-2e69-4ada-bca5-9e70b76ccd21 Check whether App ID avoid password reuse policy is enabled CM-7(a) The rule was removed.
rule-315c8bb3-3eb8-4186-85bc-e66d68ba9dd0 Check whether Hyper Protect Crypto Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint IA-7(0) The rule was removed.
rule-24508beb-c00a-4c6b-bd04-d38dd8cb7d71 Check whether App ID user data is encrypted SC-13(0), SC-28(0), and SC-28(1)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-b44ca99d-23fd-49cd-851a-b393f42dc8ba Check whether Container Registry image pushes, and pulls take place only over private endpoints CM-7(a), and CM-7(b) The rule was added.
rule-bf455a75-0ab7-406f-8321-b8bd10d01c50 Check that there is an Activity Tracker event route defined in each region to collect location-based events AC-2(g), AC-2(4)(0), AC-2(7)(b), AC-6(9)(0), AU-2(a), AU-2(d), AU-3(0), AU-8(a), AU-8(b), AU-8(1)(a), AU-8(1)(b), AU-12(a), AU-12(b), AU-12(c), CA-7(d), SI-4(a), SI-4(b), and SI-4(c) The rule was added.

Version 1.4.0

The following rules were updated in the IBM Cloud for Financial Services library and profile as of 9 August 2023.

Table. Summary of the changes for version 1.4.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile
Rule ID Rule Description Associated controls Update
rule-200dc6e7-96f1-49a9-9999-7e4645dc7ea6 Check whether Application Load Balancer for VPC has public access disabled AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-ce6dff83-7280-4d25-a032-e5ff893e2fce Check whether Application Load Balancer for VPC has public access disabled AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-11425765-ea68-47e7-b4e0-c443ec0cbd19 Check whether Event Streams network access is restricted to a specific IP range AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-3b2768e5-d783-4b0c-a47f-81479af34689 Check whether Event Streams is accessible only by using private endpoints AC-4(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-762180a3-95e1-462b-a7ca-7995ca0dfb7c Check whether Event Streams can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-f6197ee2-31bf-4d73-aacd-316c41a48df3 Check whether Cloud Object Storage is accessible only by using private endpoints AC-4(0) The rule was removed.
rule-9eb7b514-5c27-43ba-83fc-26d75e0bf695 Check whether Cloud Object Storage can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-c7e66875-56c6-4150-a7c9-879ff5c23c17 Check whether Hyper Protect Crypto Services is accessible only through private endpoints IA-7(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
rule-315c8bb3-3eb8-4186-85bc-e66d68ba9dd0 Check whether Hyper Protect Crypto Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), IA-7(0), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-1d0a1c93-b89f-432e-af25-758ae517a7ba Check whether App Configuration can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-87b52247-ec12-4e84-b328-d00491301e16 Check whether Container Registry can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-56c515ef-4d2b-42e2-aa62-df4b37eab801 Check whether Kubernetes Service can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-94048ffe-f910-4ff2-881f-50df9005c0a2 Check whether Direct Link can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-0c2d0cef-a217-4eb0-a4ca-813fb2a08a31 Check whether Event Notifications can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-0051b1c6-bee9-4e04-87e2-300e2c145104 Check whether IAM access groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-0cddf009-8620-47e2-add9-e7609d82a221 Check whether IAM identities can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-e9a2d69f-757d-4371-8508-419fc13550f1 Check whether IAM access management services can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-d6b8cc81-b78b-49a5-87a3-34c71a198a71 Check whether Security and Compliance Center can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-e9bae442-b92e-414d-88a9-d107511f554c Check whether Code Engine can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-6252793f-9da5-4a04-9f9d-279b6e2c6907 Check whether DNS Services can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-3d59273d-8ed1-4767-8112-c3f95ce09c3e Check whether Schematics can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-f45487db-513e-4c49-b227-9101fdaf9259 Check whether Secrets Manager can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-b426a552-33c4-4b8d-8e71-659e06a45024 Check whether Transit Gateway can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-7601aadc-cce6-4929-b3d2-26c4ba7e05ad Check whether User Management can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-9b2822ec-cde3-4367-b3b7-3aabceb7ce13 Check whether Auto Scale for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-1399da2c-af02-47a3-bec1-0baa48297619 Check whether Bare Metal Servers for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-23aca5fe-3659-4b4d-a965-daad23ce2a01 Check whether Block Storage for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-bf187b2f-0d3b-48f2-a5a7-cab0c0788c43 Check whether Block Storage Snapshots for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-8f3a6416-3621-4666-a2a7-271704432552 Check whether Client VPN for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-4aebb5fe-61df-458c-b534-60fd644ae542 Check whether Dedicated Host for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-a3ee571a-b0fe-408f-9c8b-064e44fe99d5 Check whether VPC floating IPs can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-a4841766-a395-41be-8a64-b51e85168fab Check whether Flow Logs for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-30e49535-38d9-4969-8f78-56cf8be67557 Check whether Backup for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-72f16940-fa5b-4719-a7e8-35a1cc721a6a Check whether VPC images can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-113e00c2-0503-4a09-8e6c-893ad51b6643 Check whether VPC placement groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-b5a6bedd-16b0-4a21-bb01-04d70d48a752 Check whether Load Balancer for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-eaff5bf5-7754-4218-8cb7-ae87ec8fdc7f Check whether VPC network access control lists can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-3ead3fb3-9156-4d93-971c-7b782ceb00ae Check whether VPC public gateways can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-02ad5735-93ba-4229-9d10-70dd48d0f96c Check whether VPC security groups can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-235d040e-ae2b-4832-9c28-b79cc2d6be6c Check whether VPC SSH keys can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-f33e4a5e-3297-4ec1-91b6-5f902fe87e75 Check whether VPC subnets can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-9d963fd1-c56c-45ad-976e-96a45899b576 Check whether Virtual Private Cloud can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-45e6a74e-74d4-495d-88da-f0cda147d8b4 Check whether Virtual Private Endpoints for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-4a8fce3e-5bf4-4b57-8df7-c9f2f374abf3 Check whether Virtual Servers for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-2a1b103a-4ef3-416e-822a-abf556f8dbae Check whether VPN for VPC can be accessed only through a private endpoint AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-7f249933-a745-462c-aa6b-fcde8fbba826 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Event Streams AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-78c2061b-b8fd-43ca-862f-582ab911c800 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Cloud Object Storage AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-94242843-07b4-496b-ac86-540aed2f74da Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Kubernetes Service AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-7ce216fc-90ee-4f61-8f3b-70d00321fe97 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Hyper Protect Crypto Services AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-466f9d3c-6e3c-4e2a-aa53-d6120018da83 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for App Configuration AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-08a4e6b2-45f7-456e-a9a9-0010ed2f72a3 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Container Registry AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-c0d4d0e2-f014-46fa-9be1-8c03e59b443b Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Direct Link AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-9090851b-2577-4b2d-b790-d7c97a75681e Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Event Notifications AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-f88e215f-bb33-4bd8-bd1c-d8a065e9aa70 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for IAM access groups AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-ff00ff6c-61d2-4a94-8de8-b150b4d35aab Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for IAM identities AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-7e7c09f6-fc69-4a9c-9282-5d04c4eef96b Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for IAM access management AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-554328f0-188f-4d1c-a088-f20f77248a32 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Security and Compliance Center AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-7937a8fd-a7ba-4c03-89ad-09726eb30c59 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Code Engine AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-bd17ba0b-d749-445f-9f8e-d0aa076bf575 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for DNS Services AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-e1a1fc17-59dc-4e1e-b303-6b5442048f31 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Schematics AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-a805aeea-8037-4a99-be6e-4537089922a7 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Secrets Manager AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-83a7de4c-f63c-488b-b4ba-80bf8141cadd Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Transit Gateway AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-d1a21d53-67fe-4018-a670-f7a5840210ba Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for User Management AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-d271f870-ceee-4c7b-80cd-afa656d91345 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Auto Scale for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-0f5956af-a27b-41b4-a0ba-2a5f7c241361 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Bare Metal Servers for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-7566b2cb-eb91-43b3-a661-154cf08664dc Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Block Storage for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-9d6236c6-6549-4722-b8ed-ef3f998396b2 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Block Storage Snapshots for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-38ed88e7-45b5-4c40-919a-5556796cf50e Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Client VPN for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-466c09e7-f7d5-47e5-a4b1-d89d0cb7b847 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Dedicated Host for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-af947fb3-f91d-4019-949e-ee25a3a441a7 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC floating IPs AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-e3981f0e-89f1-44c2-bf3c-05c280f3c93c Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Flow Logs for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-8c0d2fba-9f40-41ca-aad2-d65df81d4390 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Backup for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-18717f44-e8ed-4224-9e28-e8a0a2181766 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC images AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-e32c033a-0d2b-4477-8129-01ec758281e3 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC placement groups AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-6fd901b9-879a-4894-bda5-ed40fbe99730 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Load Balancer for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-eeba25ca-0084-4b84-9979-ef8477942df7 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC network access control lists AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-134ad94f-186c-410f-a97b-4d739627b881 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC public gateways AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-628cf4f7-1b07-472b-8162-ea95b9335397 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC security groups AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-97595caa-f691-41f3-991f-b06222b9ff8d Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for SSH keys AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-2c129d6e-61b4-43cb-8dc0-81cb553afec3 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPC subnets AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-cbfa30f4-f766-468d-a539-b83e3ce8901e Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Virtual Private Cloud AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-052e91d0-75be-46a8-9b95-dc6e72c78580 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Virtual Private Endpoints for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-454c9e3f-1441-4214-acb8-0c74980a1d75 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for Virtual Servers for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.
rule-821f0dd8-8516-45e0-bdde-17c726573d44 Check whether there are no wild cards in the private endpoint allow list for VPN for VPC AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was added.

Version 1.3.0

The following rules were updated in the IBM Cloud for Financial Services library and profile as of 19 June 2023.

Table. Summary of the changes for version 1.3.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile
Rule Associated controls Update
Check whether Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network access control lists don't allow ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to RDP port AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), SC-7(4)(a), and SC-7(5)(0) The rule was removed.
Check whether Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network access control lists don't allow ingress from 0.0.0.0/0 to SSH port AC-4(0), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-7(a), SC-7(b), and SC-7(4)(a) The rule was removed.
Check whether a security group other than the default for Virtual Private Cloud is attached to all endpoints SC-7(b), and SC-7(c) The rule was added.
Check whether OpenShift version is up-to-date CP-7(a) The rule was removed.
Check whether permissions for API key creation are limited and configured in IAM settings for the account owner SC-12(0) The rule was removed.
Check that Hyper Protect Crypto Services has failover units in at least 2 different regions that are Financial Services Validated SI-12(0) The rule was removed.
Check whether App ID customer-provided email service is used CM-6(a) The rule was removed.
Check whether Container Registry image pushes and pulls take place only over private endpoints SA-3(a) and SA-3(d) The rule was removed.
Check whether App ID email verification is enabled for Cloud Directory users CM-6(a) The rule was removed.
Check whether Container Registry Vulnerability Advisor scans for critical or high vulnerabilities in the system at least every # day(s) CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-7(1)(a), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c) and SI-2(d) The rule was added.
Check whether Cloud Object Storage bucket resiliency is set to cross region CP-6(1)(0), CP-10(0), CP-7(a), CP-7(b), CP-7(c), CP-7(1)(0), CP-9(b), CP-9(d), and SC-6(0)

CP-6(a), CP-6(b) CP-10(0)

The rule was added.

The rule was updated.

Check whether any Cloud Object Storage buckets used by Activity Tracker Event Routing are configured as cross-region AU-9(2)(0), CP-6(a), CP6(b), CP-6(1)(0), CP-7(a), CP-7(b), CP-7(c), CP-7(1)(0), CP-9(b), CP-9(d), CP-10(0), and SC-6(0) The rule was removed.
Check whether any Cloud Object Storage buckets used by Activity Tracker Event Routing resiliency are set to cross region AU-9(2)(0), CP-6(a), CP6(b), CP-6(1)(0), CP-7(a), CP-7(b), CP-7(c), CP-7(1)(0), CP-9(b), CP-9(d), and CP-10(0), The rule was added.
Check whether Event Notifications are configured for Secrets manager SI-2(a), and SI-5(a) The rule was added.
Check whether Event Notifications are configured for each of the supported Services SI-2(a) and SI-5(a) The rule was removed.
Check whether App ID email verification is enabled for Cloud Directory users IA-5(a) The rule was added.

Version 1.2.0

The following rules were updated in the IBM Cloud for Financial Services library and profile as of 20 April 2023.

Table. Summary of the changes for version 1.2.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile
Rule Associated controls Update
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain scans source code and their dependencies to identify vulnerabilities CM-10(1)(0), CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-7(1)(a), RA-5(1)(0), RA-5(2)(0), RA-5(3)(0), RA-5(a), RA-5(b), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain passes unit tests to validate all code changes CM-3(2)(0), SA-15(a), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain collects software bills of materials (SBOM) to provide transparency in build artifacts CM-2(0), CM-2(1)(a), CM-2(1)(b), CM-2(1)(c), CM-2(2)(0), CM-2(3)(0), CM-3(2)(0), CM-3(e), CM-3(f), CM-8(1)(0), CM-8(2)(0), CM-8(a), CM-8(b), SA-10(a), SA-10(b), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(d), and SI-7(0) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain signs build artifacts to attest their provenance CM-3(2)(0), SA-10(1)(0), SA-10(b), SA-10(c), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(d), and SI-7(0) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain validates code against Center for Internet Security (CIS) Docker benchmarks to ensure container runtimes are configured securely CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-6(1)(0), CM-6(a), CM-6(b), CM-6(c), CM-6(d), CM-7(1)(a), CM-7(b), RA-5(1)(0), RA-5(2)(0), RA-5(3)(0), RA-5(a), RA-5(b), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c) and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain verifies source code branch protection rules to enforce security policies CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-5(0), CM-9(a), CM-9(d), SA-10(b), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(d), and SI-7(0) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain source code contains no secrets CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-7(1)(a), CM-9(d), RA-5(1)(0), RA-5(2)(0), RA-5(3)(0), RA-5(a), RA-5(b), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain deployment has approved change documentation including security impact analysis CM-2(0), CM-2(1)(a), CM-2(1)(b), CM-2(1)(c), CM-2(2)(0), CM-2(3)(0), CM-3(2)(0), CM-3(a), CM-3(b), CM-3(c), CM-3(d), CM-3(e), CM-3(f), CM-3(g), CM-4(0), CM-6(1)(0), CM-6(c), CM-6(d), CM-8(1)(0), CM-8(2)(0), CM-8(a), CM-8(b), CM-9(a), CM-9(b), CM-9(c), SA-10(a), SA-10(b), SA-10(c), SA-10(d), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c), SI-2(d), and SI-7(0) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain scans build artifacts to identify vulnerabilities CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-7(1)(a), RA-5(1)(0), RA-5(2)(0), RA-5(3)(0), RA-5(a), RA-5(b), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain passes acceptance tests to validate every deployment CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-9(a), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-15(a), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether Toolchain is configured only with the allowed integration tools CM-3(2)(0) and SA-8(0) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain passes static code scan to identify vulnerabilities in source code CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-7(1)(a), CM-7(b), RA-5(1)(0), RA-5(2)(0), RA-5(3)(0), RA-5(a), RA-5(b), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-10(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether DevSecOps Toolchain passes dynamic code scan to identify vulnerabilities in deployed artifacts CM-3(2)(0), CM-4(0), CM-4(1)(0), CM-7(1)(a), CM-7(b), RA-5(1)(0), RA-5(2)(0), RA-5(3)(0), RA-5(a), RA-5(b), RA-5(c), RA-5(d), SA-10(e), SA-15(a), SA-3(a), SA-3(d), SA-8(0), SI-10(0), SI-2(2)(0), SI-2(a), SI-2(b), SI-2(c), and SI-2(d) Rule was added
Check whether Secrets Manager arbitrary secrets are rotated at least every # days IA-5(g) Rule was added
Check whether Secrets Manager user credentials are rotated at least every # days IA-5(g) Rule was added
Check whether Container Registry Vulnerability Advisor scans for critical or high vulnerabilities in the system at least every # day(s) RA-5(b) and RA-5(3)(0) Rule was added
Check whether a security group other than the default for Virtual Private Cloud is attached to all endpoints CM-1 Rule was removed
Check whether Container Registry Vulnerability Advisor scans for critical or high vulnerabilities in the system at least every # day(s) CM-8(3)(a) Rule was removed

Version 1.1.0

Version 1.1.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile has been updated to include all 565 controls that have been identified as required to ensure that you are compliant with the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services reference architecture. As part of that update we've introduced the concept of "Manual assessments". When results are returned, you will see a new status: user_evaluation_required - this indicates that the control must be evaluated manually by your organization as the control check is either not yet or cannot be automated.

Additionally, the phrasing of 42 controls was updated for grammar purposes. For example, controls that use the Activity Tracker Event Tracking service were updated to include the correct capitalization.

Version 1.0.0

The format of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile has been updated with the following changes. Review your configuration closely to ensure that the profile still meets your needs.

  • The profile is available only on the Profiles page of the Manage section of the updated infrastructure.
  • The format changed from being goal-based to assessment-based.

Starting with version 1.0.0 of the IBM Cloud for Financial Services profile, all new versions of the profile that become available will be compatible only with the updated service architecture. To upgrade your profile version, you must move to the new evaluation format. For more information, see Getting started.