Technical tools automatically discover installed software and flag unlicensed or unexpected applications
This technical control automatically reports installed software across endpoints and flags unlicensed or unexpected applications, keeping the software inventory current for A.5.9.
Automated discovery that flags unexpected, unlicensed or unapproved applications on endpoints catches the unauthorized installs A.8.19 is meant to prevent.
Tooling that reports installed software and flags unlicensed or unexpected applications gives A.8.9's configuration baseline something concrete to check devices against.