Assessment Objective

Determine if:

• the following security requirements to be satisfied on external systems prior to allowing the use of or access to those systems by authorized individuals are established: [Assignment: security requirements].
• the use of external systems is prohibited unless the systems are specifically authorized.
• authorized individuals are permitted to use external systems to access the organizational system or to process, store, or transmit CUI only after verifying that the security requirements on the external systems as specified in the organization’s system security plans have been satisfied.
• the use of organization-controlled portable storage devices by authorized individuals on external systems is restricted.
• authorized individuals are permitted to use external systems to access the organizational system or to process, store, or transmit CUI only after retaining approved system connection or processing agreements with the organizational entity hosting the external systems.

Assessment Methods

Examine

• access control policy and procedures
• procedures for the use of external systems
• terms and conditions for the use of external systems
• external systems security requirements
• list of types of applications accessible from external systems
• system configuration settings
• system security plan
• other relevant documents or records

Interview

• personnel with responsibilities for defining terms, conditions, and security requirements for the use of external systems
• personnel with information security responsibilities
• system administrators

Test

• mechanisms for implementing or enforcing terms, conditions, and security requirements for the use of external systems

Linkitetyt tehtävät

• NIST -

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