DE.CM-3: Personnel activity is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events

Define and document the types of accounts allowed and specifically prohibited for use within the system; Assign account managers; Require [Assignment: organization-defined prerequisites and criteria] for group and role membership; Specify: Authorized users of the system; Group and role membership; and Access authorizations (i.e., privileges) and [Assignment: organization-defined attributes (as required)] for each account; Require…

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…

Monitor [Assignment: organization-defined open-source information and/or information sites] [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] for evidence of unauthorized disclosure of organizational information; and If an information disclosure is discovered: Notify [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles]; and Take the following additional actions: [Assignment: organization-defined additional actions].

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…

Use software and associated documentation in accordance with contract agreements and copyright laws; Track the use of software and associated documentation protected by quantity licenses to control copying and distribution; and Control and document the use of peer-to-peer file sharing technology to ensure that this capability is not used for the unauthorized distribution, display, performance,…

Establish [Assignment: organization-defined policies] governing the installation of software by users; Enforce software installation policies through the following methods: [Assignment: organization-defined methods]; and Monitor policy compliance [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].

Remote access is access to organizational systems by users (or processes acting on behalf of users) communicating through external networks (e.g., the Internet). Remote access methods include dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Organizations often employ encrypted virtual private networks (VPNs) to enhance confidentiality over remote connections. The use of encrypted VPNs does not make the access…

An event is any observable occurrence in a system, which includes unlawful or unauthorized system activity. Organizations identify event types for which a logging functionality is needed as those events which are significant and relevant to the security of systems and the environments in which those systems operate to meet specific and ongoing auditing needs.…

This requirement ensures that the contents of the audit record include the information needed to link the audit event to the actions of an individual to the extent feasible. Organizations consider logging for traceability including results from monitoring of account usage, remote access, wireless connectivity, mobile device connection, communications at system boundaries, configuration settings, physical…

Users can install software in organizational systems if provided the necessary privileges. To maintain control over the software installed, organizations identify permitted and prohibited actions regarding software installation through policies. Permitted software installations include updates and security patches to existing software and applications from organization-approved “app stores.” Prohibited software installations may include software with unknown…