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SACS-210 · Protect · General requirement

TPC1.22 Signature analysis of e-mail attachments

E-mail attachments must be scanned with signature analysis before they reach users.

  • Applies to: all third parties
  • Certificate: CCC and CCC+
  • Standard: February 2026
  • Updated: 2026-10-30

Sections marked From the standard summarise SACS-210. Sections marked Vaurely guidance are our own practical advice, not Aramco or audit firm requirements: your authorised audit firm may assess things differently.

What the control requiresFrom the standard

  • Inspection of e-mail attachments using signature analysis before delivery.

Paraphrased by Vaurely. Read the exact wording in the official standard.

How to implement itVaurely guidance

Menu names and licence requirements change over time: check the current Microsoft or Google documentation.

Microsoft 365 · Entra ID · Intune

  • Exchange Online Protection anti-malware policy (enable the common attachments filter); Defender for Office 365 Safe Attachments adds detonation.

Google Workspace

  • Gmail scans attachments for malware by default; review attachment safety settings in the Admin console.

Evidence to prepareVaurely guidance

Aramco’s CCC program requires recent, time-stamped and clearly labelled evidence for each control. The list below is what we recommend preparing; the audit firm decides what it accepts.

  • Screenshot of the anti-malware / attachment policy.

Preparing your Aramco CCC or CCC+?

Our engineers implement the controls and assemble the evidence pack with you, control by control.