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Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.4.9 include: Examine: Configuration management policy; procedures addressing user installed software; configuration management plan; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; list of rules governing user...
How is control 3.4.9 assessed?
Determine if: 3.4.9[a] a policy for controlling the installation of software by users is established. 3.4.9[b] installation of software by users is controlled based on the established policy. 3.4.9[c] installation of software by users is monitored.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.4.9?
Security Requirement 3.4.9: Control and monitor user-installed software. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.4.9[a] a policy for controlling the installation of software by users is established. 3.4.9[b] installation of software by users is controlled based on the established policy. 3.4.9[c] installation of softwar...
What is control 3.4.9 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.1: Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.
What does control 3.5.1 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.1 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing user identification and authentication; system security plan, system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit logs and records; list...
How is control 3.5.1 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.1[a] Information system users are identified. 3.5.1[b] Processes acting on behalf of users are identified. 3.5.1[c] devices accessing the system are identified.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.1?
Security Requirement 3.5.1: Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices. Assessment Objectives: 3.5.1[a] Information system users are identified. 3.5.1[b] Processes acting on behalf of users are identified. 3.5.1[c] devices accessing the system are identified. Potential Assessment...
What is control 3.5.1 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.2: Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.
What does control 3.5.2 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.2 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; system security plan; procedures addressing authenticator management; procedures addressing user identification and authentication; system design documentation; list of system authenticator types; system conf...
How is control 3.5.2 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.2[a] the identity of each user is authenticated or verified as a prerequisite to system access. 3.5.2[b] the identity of each process acting on behalf of a user is authenticated or verified as a prerequisite to system access. 3.5.2[c] the identity of each device accessing or connecting to the system i...
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.2?
Security Requirement 3.5.2: Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.2[a] the identity of each user is authenticated or verified as a prerequisite to system access. 3...
What is control 3.5.2 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.3: Use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged accounts and for network access to non-privileged accounts.
What does control 3.5.3 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.3 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing user identification and authentication; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit logs and records; list...
How is control 3.5.3 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.3[a] privileged accounts are identified. 3.5.3[b] multifactor authentication is implemented for local access to privileged accounts. 3.5.3[c] multifactor authentication is implemented for network access to privileged accounts. 3.5.3[d] multifactor authentication is implemented for network access to no...
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.3?
Security Requirement 3.5.3: Use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged accounts and for network access to non-privileged accounts. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.3[a] privileged accounts are identified. 3.5.3[b] multifactor authentication is implemented for local access to privi...
What is control 3.5.3 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.4: Employ replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts.
What does control 3.5.4 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.4 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing user identification and authentication; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit logs and records; list...
How is control 3.5.4 assessed?
Determine if: Determine if replay-resistant authentication mechanisms are implemented for network account access to privileged and non-privileged accounts.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.4?
Security Requirement 3.5.4: Employ replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: Determine if replay-resistant authentication mechanisms are implemented for network account access to privileged and non-privileged accounts. P...
What is control 3.5.4 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.5: Prevent reuse of identifiers for a defined period.
What does control 3.5.5 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.5 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing identifier management; procedures addressing account management; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; list of sy...
How is control 3.5.5 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.5[a] a period within which identifiers cannot be reused is defined. 3.5.5[b] reuse of identifiers is prevented within the defined period.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.5?
Security Requirement 3.5.5: Prevent reuse of identifiers for a defined period. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.5[a] a period within which identifiers cannot be reused is defined. 3.5.5[b] reuse of identifiers is prevented within the defined period. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: Identifica...
What is control 3.5.5 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.6: Disable identifiers after a defined period of inactivity.
What does control 3.5.6 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.6 include: Examine:Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing identifier management; procedures addressing account management; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; list of sys...
How is control 3.5.6 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.6[a] a period of inactivity after which an identifier is disabled is defined.3.5.6[b] identifiers are disabled after the defined period of inactivity.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.6?
Security Requirement 3.5.6: Disable identifiers after a defined period of inactivity. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.6[a] a period of inactivity after which an identifier is disabled is defined.3.5.6[b] identifiers are disabled after the defined period of inactivity. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: ...
What is control 3.5.6 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.7: Enforce a minimum password complexity and change of characters when new passwords are created.
What does control 3.5.7 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.7 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; password policy; procedures addressing authenticator management; system security plan; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system design documentation; password configurations and asso...
How is control 3.5.7 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.7[a] password complexity requirements are defined. 3.5.7[b] password change of character requirements are defined. 3.5.7[c] minimum password complexity requirements as defined are enforced when new passwords are created. 3.5.7[d] minimum password change of character requirements as defined are enforce...
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.7?
Security Requirement 3.5.7: Enforce a minimum password complexity and change of characters when new passwords are created. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.7[a] password complexity requirements are defined. 3.5.7[b] password change of character requirements are defined. 3.5.7[c] minimum password complexity requ...
What is control 3.5.7 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.8: Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations.
What does control 3.5.8 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.8 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; password policy; procedures addressing authenticator management; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; password configurations and asso...
How is control 3.5.8 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.8[a] the number of generations during which a password cannot be reused is specified. 3.5.8[b] reuse of passwords is prohibited during the specified number of generations.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.8?
Security Requirement 3.5.8: Prohibit password reuse for a specified number of generations. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.8[a] the number of generations during which a password cannot be reused is specified. 3.5.8[b] reuse of passwords is prohibited during the specified number of generations. Potential Assess...
What is control 3.5.8 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.9: Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.
What does control 3.5.9 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.9 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; password policy; procedures addressing authenticator management; system security plan; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system design documentation; password configurations and asso...
How is control 3.5.9 assessed?
Determine if an immediate change to a permanent password is required when a temporary password is used for system logon.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.9?
Security Requirement 3.5.9: Allow temporary password use for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password. Assessment Objectives: Determine if an immediate change to a permanent password is required when a temporary password is used for system logon. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine:...
What is control 3.5.9 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.10: Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords.
What does control 3.5.10 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.10 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; password policy; procedures addressing authenticator management; system security plan; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system design documentation; password configurations and ass...
How is control 3.5.10 assessed?
Determine if: 3.5.10[a] passwords are cryptographically protected in storage. 3.5.10[b] passwords are cryptographically protected in transit.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.10?
Security Requirement 3.5.10: Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.5.10[a] passwords are cryptographically protected in storage. 3.5.10[b] passwords are cryptographically protected in transit. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: Identificat...
What is control 3.5.10 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.5.11: Obscure feedback of authentication information.
What does control 3.5.11 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.5.11 include: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing authenticator feedback; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit logs and records; other relevant docu...
How is control 3.5.11 assessed?
Assessment objectives for 3.5.11: Determine if authentication information is obscured during the authentication process.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.5.11?
Security Requirement 3.5.11: Obscure feedback of authentication information. Assessment Objectives: Determine if authentication information is obscured during the authentication process. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing authenticator fee...
What is control 3.5.11 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.6.1: Establish an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities.
What does control 3.6.1 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.6.1 include: Examine: Incident response policy; contingency planning policy; procedures addressing incident handling; procedures addressing incident response assistance; incident response plan; contingency plan; system security plan; procedures addressing incident respons...
How is control 3.6.1 assessed?
Assessment objectives for 3.6.1: 3.6.1[a] an operational incident-handling capability is established. 3.6.1[b] the operational incident-handling capability includes preparation. 3.6.1[c] the operational incident-handling capability includes detection. 3.6.1[d] the operational incident-handling capability includes analy...
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.6.1?
Security Requirement 3.6.1: Establish an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems that includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities. Assessment Objectives: 3.6.1[a] an operational incident-handling capability is established. 3.6.1[b] the opera...
What is control 3.6.1 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.6.2: Track, document, and report incidents to designated officials and/or authorities both internal and external to the organization.
What does control 3.6.2 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.6.2 include: Examine: Incident response policy; procedures addressing incident monitoring; incident response records and documentation; procedures addressing incident reporting; incident reporting records and documentation; incident response plan; system security plan; ot...
How is control 3.6.2 assessed?
Assessment objectives for 3.6.2: 3.6.2[a] Incidents are tracked. 3.6.2[b] Incidents are documented. 3.6.2[c] authorities to whom incidents are to be reported are identified. 3.6.2[d] organizational officials to whom incidents are to be reported are identified. 3.6.2[e] identified authorities are notified of incidents. ...
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.6.2?
Security Requirement 3.6.2: Track, document, and report incidents to designated officials and/or authorities both internal and external to the organization. Assessment Objectives: 3.6.2[a] Incidents are tracked. 3.6.2[b] Incidents are documented. 3.6.2[c] authorities to whom incidents are to be reported are identified....
What is control 3.6.2 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.6.3: Test the organizational incident response capability.
What does control 3.6.3 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.6.3 include: Examine: Incident response policy; contingency planning policy; procedures addressing incident response testing; procedures addressing contingency plan testing; incident response testing material; incident response test results; incident response test plan; i...
How is control 3.6.3 assessed?
Assessment objectives for 3.6.3: Determine if the incident response capability is tested.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.6.3?
Security Requirement 3.6.3: Test the organizational incident response capability. Assessment objectives for 3.6.3: Determine if the incident response capability is tested. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: Incident response policy; contingency planning policy; procedures addressing incident response t...
What is control 3.6.3 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.7.1: Perform maintenance on organizational systems.
What does control 3.7.1 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.7.1 include: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing controlled system maintenance; maintenance records; manufacturer or vendor maintenance specifications; equipment sanitization records; media sanitization records; system security plan; other relevant d...
How is control 3.7.1 assessed?
Determine if system maintenance is performed.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.7.1?
Security Requirement 3.7.1: Perform maintenance on organizational systems. Assessment Objectives: Determine if system maintenance is performed. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing controlled system maintenance; maintenance records; manufacturer or vendor ...
What is control 3.7.1 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.7.2: Provide controls on the tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct system maintenance.
What does control 3.7.2 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.7.2 include: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing system maintenance tools and media; maintenance records; system maintenance tools and associated documentation; maintenance tool inspection records; system security plan; other relevant documents or re...
How is control 3.7.2 assessed?
Assessment objectives for 3.7.2: 3.7.2[a] tools used to conduct system maintenance are controlled. 3.7.2[b] techniques used to conduct system maintenance are controlled. 3.7.2[c] mechanisms used to conduct system maintenance are controlled. 3.7.2[d] personnel used to conduct system maintenance are controlled.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.7.2?
Security Requirement 3.7.2: Provide controls on the tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct system maintenance. Assessment objectives for 3.7.2: 3.7.2[a] tools used to conduct system maintenance are controlled. 3.7.2[b] techniques used to conduct system maintenance are controlled. 3.7.2[c] mechanis...
What is control 3.7.2 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.7.3: Ensure equipment removed for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any CUI.
What does control 3.7.3 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.7.3 include: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing controlled system maintenance; maintenance records; manufacturer or vendor maintenance specifications; equipment sanitization records; media sanitization records; system security plan; other relevant d...
How is control 3.7.3 assessed?
Determine if equipment to be removed from organizational spaces for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any CUI.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.7.3?
Security Requirement 3.7.3: Ensure equipment removed for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any CUI. Assessment Objectives: Determine if equipment to be removed from organizational spaces for off-site maintenance is sanitized of any CUI. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: System maintenance policy; p...
What is control 3.7.3 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.7.4: Check media containing diagnostic and test programs for malicious code before the media are used in organizational systems.
What does control 3.7.4 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.7.4 include: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing system maintenance tools; system maintenance tools and associated documentation; maintenance records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records. Interview: Personnel with system mainte...
How is control 3.7.4 assessed?
Determine if media containing diagnostic and test programs are checked for malicious code before being used in organizational systems that process, store, or transmit CUI.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.7.4?
Security Requirement 3.7.4: Check media containing diagnostic and test programs for malicious code before the media are used in organizational systems. Assessment Objectives: Determine if media containing diagnostic and test programs are checked for malicious code before being used in organizational systems that proces...
What is control 3.7.4 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.7.5: Require multifactor authentication to establish nonlocal maintenance sessions via external network connections and terminate such connections when nonlocal maintenance is complete.
What does control 3.7.5 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.7.5 include: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing nonlocal system maintenance; system security plan; system design documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; maintenance records; diagnostic records; other relevant docum...
How is control 3.7.5 assessed?
Determine if: 3.7.5[a] multifactor authentication is used to establish nonlocal maintenance sessions via external network connections. 3.7.5[b] nonlocal maintenance sessions established via external network connections are terminated when nonlocal maintenance is complete.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.7.5?
Security Requirement 3.7.5: Require multifactor authentication to establish nonlocal maintenance sessions via external network connections and terminate such connections when nonlocal maintenance is complete. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.7.5[a] multifactor authentication is used to establish nonlocal maintena...
What is control 3.7.5 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.7.6: Supervise the maintenance activities of maintenance personnel without required access authorization.
What does control 3.7.6 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.7.6 include: Examine: System maintenance policy; procedures addressing maintenance personnel; service provider contracts; service-level agreements; list of authorized personnel; maintenance records; access control records; system security plan; other relevant documents or...
How is control 3.7.6 assessed?
Determine if maintenance personnel without required access authorization are supervised during maintenance activities.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.7.6?
Security Requirement 3.7.6: Supervise the maintenance activities of maintenance personnel without required access authorization. Assessment Objectives: Determine if maintenance personnel without required access authorization are supervised during maintenance activities. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examin...
What is control 3.7.6 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.8.1: Protect (i.e., physically control and securely store) system media containing CUI, both paper and digital.
What does control 3.8.1 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.8.1 include: Examine: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media storage; procedures addressing media access restrictions; access control policy and procedures; physical and environmental protection policy and procedures; system security plan; media stora...
How is control 3.8.1 assessed?
Determine if: 3.8.1[a] paper media containing CUI is physically controlled. 3.8.1[b] digital media containing CUI is physically controlled. 3.8.1[c] paper media containing CUI is securely stored. 3.8.1[d] digital media containing CUI is securely stored.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.8.1?
Security Requirement 3.8.1: Protect (i.e., physically control and securely store) system media containing CUI, both paper and digital. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.8.1[a] paper media containing CUI is physically controlled. 3.8.1[b] digital media containing CUI is physically controlled. 3.8.1[c] paper media c...
What is control 3.8.1 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.8.2: Limit access to CUI on system media to authorized users.
What does control 3.8.2 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.8.2 include: Examine: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media storage; physical and environmental protection policy and procedures; access control policy and procedures; system security plan; system media; designated controlled areas; other relevant do...
How is control 3.8.2 assessed?
Determine if access to CUI on system media is limited to authorized users.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.8.2?
Security Requirement 3.8.2: Limit access to CUI on system media to authorized users. Assessment Objectives: Determine if access to CUI on system media is limited to authorized users. Potential Assessment Methods and Objects: Examine: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media storage; physical and env...
What is control 3.8.2 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.8.3: Sanitize or destroy system media containing CUI before disposal or release for reuse.
What does control 3.8.3 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.8.3 include: Examine: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media sanitization and disposal; applicable standards and policies addressing media sanitization; system security plan; media sanitization records; system audit logs and records; system design doc...
How is control 3.8.3 assessed?
Determine if: 3.8.3[a] system media containing CUI is sanitized or destroyed before disposal. 3.8.3[b] system media containing CUI is sanitized before it is released for reuse.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.8.3?
Security Requirement 3.8.3: Sanitize or destroy media containing CUI before disposal or release for reuse. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.8.3[a] system media containing CUI is sanitized or destroyed before disposal. 3.8.3[b] system media containing CUI is sanitized before it is released for reuse. Potential Ass...
What is control 3.8.3 in NIST 800-171A?
Security Requirement 3.8.4: Mark media with necessary CUI markings and distribution limitations.
What does control 3.8.4 entail?
Potential assessment methods and objects for 3.8.4 include: Examine: System media protection policy; procedures addressing media marking; physical and environmental protection policy and procedures; system security plan; list of system media marking security attributes; designated controlled areas; other relevant docu...
How is control 3.8.4 assessed?
Determine if: 3.8.4[a] media containing CUI is marked with applicable CUI markings. 3.8.4[b] media containing CUI is marked with distribution limitations.
What are the detailed objectives for assessing control 3.8.4?
Security Requirement 3.8.4: Security Requirement 3.8.4: Mark media with necessary CUI markings and distribution limitations. Assessment Objectives: Determine if: 3.8.4[a] media containing CUI is marked with applicable CUI markings. 3.8.4[b] media containing CUI is marked with distribution limitations. Potential Assessm...
What is control 3.8.4 in NIST 800-171A?
Control access to media containing CUI and maintain accountability for media during transport outside of controlled areas.
What does control 3.8.5 entail?