5.1.2 Interview personnel to verify that evolving malware threats are monitored and evaluated for systems not currently considered to be commonly affected by malicious software, in order to confirm whether such systems continue to not require anti-virus software.
Typically, mainframes, mid-range computers (such as AS/400) and similar systems may not currently be commonly targeted or affected by malware. However, industry trends for malicious software can change quickly, so it is important for organizations to be aware of new malware that might affect their systems—for example, by monitoring vendor security notices and anti-virus news groups to determine whether their systems might be coming under threat from new and evolving malware.
Trends in malicious software should be included in the identification of new security vulnerabilities, and methods to address new trends should be incorporated into the company’s configuration standards and protection mechanisms as needed