# CIS 14.7 — Train Workforce on How to Identify and Report if Their Enterprise Assets are Missing Security Updates

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- Last updated: 2026-05-30
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CIS · Control 14.7 · Priority: critical · Component: Protect

### What this control covers

Train workforce to understand how to verify and report out-of-date software patches or any failures in automated processes and tools. Part of this training should include notifying IT personnel of any failures in automated processes and tools.

### 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.

#### 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

-   `policy_document` — A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.

Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Train Workforce on How to Identify and Report if Their Enterprise Assets are Missing Security Updates.

### Quick checklist

-   Protect — Software / Date
-   Train — Software / Date

### Related articles on this site

-   [Ensure System Updates, Patches, and Security Software Are Installed](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000234999-ensure-system-updates-patches-and-security-software-are-installed)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.2.2 Ensure that personnel are trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229266-nist-800-171-3-2-2-ensure-that-personnel-are-trained-to-carry-out-their-assigned-information-security)
-   [CMMC 2.0 AT.2.057 Ensure that personnel are trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229423-cmmc-2-0-at-2-057-ensure-that-personnel-are-trained-to-carry-out-their-assigned-information-security-)
-   [Ensure images are scanned and rebuilt to include security patches](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000234370-ensure-images-are-scanned-and-rebuilt-to-include-security-patches)

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.