Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

ac-2(12)

account management  | account monitoring / atypical usage

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:

ac-2(12)(a)

ac-2(12)(a)[1]

defines atypical usage to be monitored for information system accounts;

ac-2(12)(a)[2]

monitors information system accounts for organization-defined atypical usage;

ac-2(12)(b)

ac-2(12)(b)[1]

defines personnel or roles to whom atypical usage of information system accounts are to be reported; and

ac-2(12)(b)[2]

reports atypical usage of information system accounts to organization-defined personnel or roles.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Access control policy; procedures addressing account management; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation;  information system monitoring records; information system audit records; audit tracking and monitoring reports; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities; system/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing account management functions].

Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

ac-2(13)

account management  | disable accounts for high-risk individuals

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization:

ac-2(13)[1]    

defines the time period within which accounts are disabled upon discovery of a significant risk posed by users of such accounts; and

ac-2(13)[2]    

disables accounts of users posing a significant risk within the organization-defined time period of discovery of the risk.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Access control policy; procedures addressing account management; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; system-generated list of disabled accounts; list of user activities posing significant organizational risk; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities; system/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms implementing account management functions].