AC-4(9): Human Reviews

Control Family:

Access Control

Parent Control:

AC-4: Information Flow Enforcement

Priority:

P1: Implement P1 security controls first.

CSF v1.1 References:

ID.AM-3
PR.AC-5
PR.DS-5
PR.PT-4
DE.AE-1

Threats Addressed:

Spoofing
Information Disclosure

Baselines:

(Not part of any baseline)

Next Version:

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5:
AC-4(9): Human Reviews

Control Statement

The information system enforces the use of human reviews for [Assignment: organization-defined information flows] under the following conditions: [Assignment: organization-defined conditions].

Supplemental Guidance

Organizations define security policy filters for all situations where automated flow control decisions are possible. When a fully automated flow control decision is not possible, then a human review may be employed in lieu of, or as a complement to, automated security policy filtering. Human reviews may also be employed as deemed necessary by organizations.