DE.CM-1: The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
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Related Controls
NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5
AU-12: Audit Record Generation
Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2a on [Assignment: organization-defined system components]; Allow [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system; and Generate audit records for the event types defined…
CA-7: Continuous Monitoring
Develop a system-level continuous monitoring strategy and implement continuous monitoring in accordance with the organization-level continuous monitoring strategy that includes: Establishing the following system-level metrics to be monitored: [Assignment: organization-defined system-level metrics]; Establishing [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for monitoring and [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for assessment of control effectiveness; Ongoing control assessments in accordance with the continuous…
CM-3: Configuration Change Control
Determine and document the types of changes to the system that are configuration-controlled; Review proposed configuration-controlled changes to the system and approve or disapprove such changes with explicit consideration for security and privacy impact analyses; Document configuration change decisions associated with the system; Implement approved configuration-controlled changes to the system; Retain records of configuration-controlled changes…
SC-5: Denial-of-service Protection
[Assignment: Protect against, Limit] the effects of the following types of denial-of-service events: [Assignment: organization-defined types of denial-of-service events]; and Employ the following controls to achieve the denial-of-service objective: [Assignment: organization-defined controls by type of denial-of-service event].
SC-7: Boundary Protection
Monitor and control communications at the external managed interfaces to the system and at key internal managed interfaces within the system; Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are [Assignment: physically, logically] separated from internal organizational networks; and Connect to external networks or systems only through managed interfaces consisting of boundary protection devices arranged…
SI-4: System Monitoring
1. Strategically within the system to collect organization-determined essential information; and 1. At ad hoc locations within the system to track specific types of transactions of interest to the organization; Monitor the system to detect: Attacks and indicators of potential attacks in accordance with the following monitoring objectives: [Assignment: organization-defined monitoring objectives]; and Unauthorized local,…
NIST Special Publication 800-171 Revision 2
3.13.1: Monitor, control, and protect communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of organizational systems
Communications can be monitored, controlled, and protected at boundary components and by restricting or prohibiting interfaces in organizational systems. Boundary components include gateways, routers, firewalls, guards, network-based malicious code analysis and virtualization systems, or encrypted tunnels implemented within a system security architecture (e.g., routers protecting firewalls or application gateways residing on protected subnetworks). Restricting or…
3.14.6: Monitor organizational systems, including inbound and outbound communications traffic, to detect attacks and indicators of potential attacks
System monitoring includes external and internal monitoring. External monitoring includes the observation of events occurring at the system boundary (i.e., part of perimeter defense and boundary protection). Internal monitoring includes the observation of events occurring within the system. Organizations can monitor systems, for example, by observing audit record activities in real time or by observing…
3.14.7: Identify unauthorized use of organizational systems
System monitoring includes external and internal monitoring. System monitoring can detect unauthorized use of organizational systems. System monitoring is an integral part of continuous monitoring and incident response programs. Monitoring is achieved through a variety of tools and techniques (e.g., intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, malicious code protection software, scanning tools, audit record monitoring…
Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0.1
CCC-04: Unauthorized Software Installations
Policies and procedures shall be established, and supporting business processes and technical measures implemented, to restrict the installation of unauthorized software on organizationally-owned or managed user end-point devices (e.g., issued workstations, laptops, and mobile devices) and IT infrastructure network and systems components.
CCC-05: Production Changes
Policies and procedures shall be established for managing the risks associated with applying changes to: Business-critical or customer (tenant)-impacting (physical and virtual) applications and system-system interface (API) designs and configurations. Infrastructure network and systems components. Technical measures shall be implemented to provide assurance that all changes directly correspond to a registered change request, business-critical or…
IAM-01: Audit Tools Access
Access to, and use of, audit tools that interact with the organization’s information systems shall be appropriately segregated and access restricted to prevent inappropriate disclosure and tampering of log data.
IVS-01: Audit Logging / Intrusion Detection
Higher levels of assurance are required for protection, retention, and lifecycle management of audit logs, adhering to applicable legal, statutory or regulatory compliance obligations and providing unique user access accountability to detect potentially suspicious network behaviors and/or file integrity anomalies, and to support forensic investigative capabilities in the event of a security breach.
IVS-06: Network Security
Network environments and virtual instances shall be designed and configured to restrict and monitor traffic between trusted and untrusted connections. These configurations shall be reviewed at least annually, and supported by a documented justification for use for all allowed services, protocols, ports, and by compensating controls.
SEF-02: Incident Management
Policies and procedures shall be established, and supporting business processes and technical measures implemented, to triage security-related events and ensure timely and thorough incident management, as per established IT service management policies and procedures.
TVM-01: Anti-Virus / Malicious Software
Policies and procedures shall be established, and supporting business processes and technical measures implemented, to prevent the execution of malware on organizationally-owned or managed user end-point devices (i.e., issued workstations, laptops, and mobile devices) and IT infrastructure network and systems components.
Critical Security Controls Version 8
8: Audit Log Management
Collect, alert, review, and retain audit logs of events that could help detect, understand, or recover from an attack.
13: Network Monitoring and Defense
Operate processes and tooling to establish and maintain comprehensive network monitoring and defense against security threats across the enterprise's network infrastructure and user base.
NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4
AC-2: Account Management
The organization: Identifies and selects the following types of information system accounts to support organizational missions/business functions: [Assignment: organization-defined information system account types]; Assigns account managers for information system accounts; Establishes conditions for group and role membership; Specifies authorized users of the information system, group and role membership, and access authorizations (i.e., privileges) and other…
AU-12: Audit Generation
The information system: Provides audit record generation capability for the auditable events defined in AU-2 a. at [Assignment: organization-defined information system components]; Allows [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] to select which auditable events are to be audited by specific components of the information system; and Generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d.…
CA-7: Continuous Monitoring
The organization develops a continuous monitoring strategy and implements a continuous monitoring program that includes: Establishment of [Assignment: organization-defined metrics] to be monitored; Establishment of [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for monitoring and [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for assessments supporting such monitoring; Ongoing security control assessments in accordance with the organizational continuous monitoring strategy; Ongoing security status monitoring…
CM-3: Configuration Change Control
The organization: Determines the types of changes to the information system that are configuration-controlled; Reviews proposed configuration-controlled changes to the information system and approves or disapproves such changes with explicit consideration for security impact analyses; Documents configuration change decisions associated with the information system; Implements approved configuration-controlled changes to the information system; Retains records of…
SC-5: Denial Of Service Protection
The information system protects against or limits the effects of the following types of denial of service attacks: [Assignment: organization-defined types of denial of service attacks or references to sources for such information] by employing [Assignment: organization-defined security safeguards].
SC-7: Boundary Protection
The information system: Monitors and controls communications at the external boundary of the system and at key internal boundaries within the system; Implements subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are [Selection: physically; logically] separated from internal organizational networks; and Connects to external networks or information systems only through managed interfaces consisting of boundary protection…
SI-4: Information System Monitoring
The organization: Monitors the information system to detect: Attacks and indicators of potential attacks in accordance with [Assignment: organization-defined monitoring objectives]; and Unauthorized local, network, and remote connections; Identifies unauthorized use of the information system through [Assignment: organization-defined techniques and methods]; Deploys monitoring devices: Strategically within the information system to collect organization-determined essential information; and…
Critical Security Controls Version 7.1
7: Email and Web Browser Protections
Minimize the attack surface and the opportunities for attackers to manipulate human behavior though their interaction with web browsers and email systems.
8: Malware Defenses
Control the installation, spread, and execution of malicious code at multiple points in the enterprise, while optimizing the use of automation to enable rapid updating of defense, data gathering, and corrective action.
12: Boundary Defense
Detect/prevent/correct the flow of information transferring networks of different trust levels with a focus on security-damaging data.
15: Wireless Access Control
The processes and tools used to track/control/prevent/correct the security use of wireless local area networks (WLANs), access points, and wireless client systems.