Assessment Objective

Determine if:

• CM-03(01)(a) [Assignment: automated mechanisms] are used to document proposed changes to the system;
• CM-03(01)(b) [Assignment: automated mechanisms] are used to notify [Assignment: approval authorities] of proposed changes to the system and request change approval;
• CM-03(01)(c) [Assignment: automated mechanisms] are used to highlight proposed changes to the system that have not been approved or disapproved within [Assignment: time period];
• CM-03(01)(d) [Assignment: automated mechanisms] are used to prohibit changes to the system until designated approvals are received;
• CM-03(01)(e) [Assignment: automated mechanisms] are used to document all changes to the system;
• CM-03(01)(f) [Assignment: automated mechanisms] are used to notify [Assignment: personnel] when approved changes to the system are completed.

Assessment Methods

Examine

• Configuration management policy
• procedures addressing system configuration change control
• configuration management plan
• system design documentation
• system architecture and configuration documentation
• automated configuration control mechanisms
• system configuration settings and associated documentation
• change control records
• system audit records
• change approval requests
• change approvals
• system security plan
• other relevant documents or records

Interview

• Organizational personnel with configuration change control responsibilities
• organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
• system/network administrators
• system developers
• members of change control board or similar

Test

• Organizational processes for configuration change control
• automated mechanisms implementing configuration change control activities

Συνδεδεμένα ζητήματα

• NIST -

  https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final