ISM-1608 · September 2026
Standard operating environments
Guidelines for system hardening / Operating system hardening / Standard operating environments
Official control wording
SOEs provided by third parties are scanned for malicious code and configurations.
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Implementation guidance
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Official source
ASD’s ISM OSCAL v2026.09.4 · Original catalogue JSON · Pinned checksums and edition details
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Official control wording and applicability: Australian Signals Directorate, © Commonwealth of Australia 2026. September 2026 ISM, OSCAL v2026.09.4, reproduced under CC BY 4.0. Formatting is adapted for this website.
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