SI-16 ยท Memory Protection

Control Description

Implement the following controls to protect the system memory from unauthorized code execution: {{ insert: param, si-16_odp }}.

Impact Baselines
Security baselines where this control applies
Not in any baseline
Control Properties
SP800-53
system
Assurance
Control Statement
The control requirements

Implement the following controls to protect the system memory from unauthorized code execution: {{ insert: param, si-16_odp }}.

Supplemental Guidance

Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Controls employed to protect memory include data execution prevention and address space layout randomization. Data execution prevention controls can either be hardware-enforced or software-enforced with hardware enforcement providing the greater strength of mechanism.

Related NIST Controls
Other NIST 800-53 controls related to this one
AC-25
SC-03
SI-07