03.14.18E Automated Organization-Generated Alerts

Statement

Alert {{ insert: param, A.03.14.18E.ODP.01 }} using {{ insert: param, A.03.14.18E.ODP.02 }} when the following indications of inappropriate or unusual activities with security implications occur: {{ insert: param, A.03.14.18E.ODP.03 }}.

Guidance

Organization-generated alerts are focused on information sources that are external to the system, such as suspicious activity reports and reports on potential insider threats. Organizational personnel on the system alert notification list include system administrators, mission or business owners, system owners, chief information security officers, and system security officers. This requirement enhances SP 800-171 requirement 03.14.06.

Statement

• (includes detect) Reduce risk due to ignorance of threat events and possible replicated or similar threat events in the same or similar environments.

  • Reduce likelihood of impact.

  • The adversary loses the advantage of stealth as defenders are better prepared by developing and sharing threat intelligence.

Assessment objective

{{ insert: param, A.03.14.18E.ODP.01 }} are alerted using {{ insert: param, A.03.14.18E.ODP.02 }} when {{ insert: param, A.03.14.18E.ODP.03 }} indicate inappropriate or unusual activities with security implications.

Assessment method

• System and information integrity policy system and information integrity procedures system security plan list of inappropriate or unusual activities with security implications that trigger alerts suspicious activity reports system monitoring tools and techniques documentation system design documentation procedures addressing system monitoring tools and techniques alerts provided to security personnel system configuration settings and associated documentation system monitoring logs or records system audit records other relevant documents or records

Assessment method

• Personnel with information security responsibilities system developers personnel installing, configuring, and/or maintaining the system personnel responsible for monitoring the system personnel responsible for the intrusion detection system system/network administrators

Assessment method

• Processes for intrusion detection and system monitoring automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing intrusion detection and system monitoring capabilities automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing automated alerts to security personnel

1. Overview

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Regulations

2. Identified Requirements

3. Related Regulations

Linked Issues

• NIST -

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