diff --git a/reporthandling/datastructuresmethods.go b/reporthandling/datastructuresmethods.go
index e30ca535..b3020725 100644
--- a/reporthandling/datastructuresmethods.go
+++ b/reporthandling/datastructuresmethods.go
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
-const ActionRequiredAttribute string = "actionRequired"
+const (
+	ActionRequiredAttribute                   string = "actionRequired"
+	ControlAttributeKeyIsFixedByNetworkPolicy string = "isFixedByNetworkPolicy"
+)
 
 // ==============================================================================================
 // ========================== PostureReport =====================================================
@@ -443,6 +446,19 @@ func (control *Control) GetControlTypeTags() []string {
 	return []string{}
 }
 
+// returns true if control has attribute "isFixedByNetworkPolicy" and its value is true
+func (control *Control) IsFixedByNetworkPolicy() bool {
+	if control.Attributes == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if v, exist := control.Attributes[ControlAttributeKeyIsFixedByNetworkPolicy]; exist {
+		if isFixedByNetworkPolicy, ok := v.(bool); ok {
+			return isFixedByNetworkPolicy
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (control *Control) SupportSmartRemediation() bool {
 	typeTags := control.GetControlTypeTags()
 	return slices.Contains(typeTags, v1alpha1.ControlTypeTagSmartRemediation)