What this control covers
Physically or logically separates production from test/development environments, preventing unauthorized access or malware spread. Avoids using production data in testing, ensuring cloud customer data confidentiality and system integrity.
Why it matters
Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.
How to implement
AWS
Codify the policy intent as SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards so the cloud enforces what the document says.
Azure
Codify in Azure Policy initiatives (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.
GCP
Org Policy Service for guardrails and Config Validator in CI to pre-check Terraform plans against policy as code (Rego).
Google Workspace
Endpoint Management (basic/advanced) for BYOD/COPE; require screen lock, disk encryption and OS minimum; block sign-in on jailbroken devices.
GitHub
Apply branch protection on default and release branches: require PR review, status checks, signed commits, linear history, and dismiss stale reviews on new commits. Use CODEOWNERS for required reviewers, Dependabot + CodeQL for SAST, and the Dependency graph / SBOM export for vendor disclosures.
On-premises
Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.
Evidence to collect
edr_scan— See the iCompaas Evidence library for the canonical source for this evidence type.infra_scan— See the iCompaas Evidence library for the canonical source for this evidence type.
EDR telemetry (CrowdStrike, Defender for Endpoint) confirms threat detection. Focus: Separation of environments.
Quick checklist
- Risk — Protection / Cloud Customer Data
- Review — Protection / Cloud Customer Data
- Confidentiality — Protection / Cloud Customer Data
- Protection — Protection / Cloud Customer Data
- Data — Protection / Cloud Customer Data
- Test — Protection / Cloud Customer Data