+CA-07 [P] Continuous Monitoring
---+CA-07(04) [P] Risk Monitoring

CA-07 [P] Continuous Monitoring

Control

Develop a system-level continuous monitoring strategy and implement continuous monitoring in accordance with the organization-level continuous monitoring strategy that includes:
  1. Establishing the following system-level metrics to be monitored: [Assignement: system-level metrics];
  2. Establishing [Assignement: frequencies] for monitoring and [Assignement: frequencies] for assessment of control effectiveness;
  3. Ongoing control assessments in accordance with the continuous monitoring strategy;
  4. Ongoing monitoring of system and organization-defined metrics in accordance with the continuous monitoring strategy;
  5. Correlation and analysis of information generated by control assessments and monitoring;
  6. Response actions to address results of the analysis of control assessment and monitoring information; and
  7. Reporting the security and privacy status of the system to [Assignement: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Assignement: organization-defined frequency].

Discussion

Continuous monitoring at the system level facilitates ongoing awareness of the system security and privacy posture to support organizational risk management decisions. The terms "continuous" and "ongoing" imply that organizations assess and monitor their controls and risks at a frequency sufficient to support risk-based decisions. Different types of controls may require different monitoring frequencies. The results of continuous monitoring generate risk response actions by organizations. When monitoring the effectiveness of multiple controls that have been grouped into capabilities, a root-cause analysis may be needed to determine the specific control that has failed. Continuous monitoring programs allow organizations to maintain the authorizations of systems and common controls in highly dynamic environments of operation with changing mission and business needs, threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies. Having access to security and privacy information on a continuing basis through reports and dashboards gives organizational officials the ability to make effective and timely risk management decisions, including ongoing authorization decisions. Automation supports more frequent updates to hardware, software, and firmware inventories, authorization packages, and other system information. Effectiveness is further enhanced when continuous monitoring outputs are formatted to provide information that is specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and timely. Continuous monitoring activities are scaled in accordance with the security categories of systems. Monitoring requirements, including the need for specific monitoring, may be referenced in other controls and control enhancements, such as [AC-2g](#ac-2_smt.g), [AC-2(7)](#ac-2.7), [AC-2(12)(a)](#ac-2.12_smt.a), [AC-2(7)(b)](#ac-2.7_smt.b), [AC-2(7)(c)](#ac-2.7_smt.c), [AC-17(1)](#ac-17.1), [AT-4a](#at-4_smt.a), [AU-13](#au-13), [AU-13(1)](#au-13.1), [AU-13(2)](#au-13.2), [CM-3f](#cm-3_smt.f), [CM-6d](#cm-6_smt.d), [CM-11c](#cm-11_smt.c), [IR-5](#ir-5), [MA-2b](#ma-2_smt.b), [MA-3a](#ma-3_smt.a), [MA-4a](#ma-4_smt.a), [PE-3d](#pe-3_smt.d), [PE-6](#pe-6), [PE-14b](#pe-14_smt.b), [PE-16](#pe-16), [PE-20](#pe-20), [PM-6](#pm-6), [PM-23](#pm-23), [PM-31](#pm-31), [PS-7e](#ps-7_smt.e), [SA-9c](#sa-9_smt.c), [SR-4](#sr-4), [SC-5(3)(b)](#sc-5.3_smt.b), [SC-7a](#sc-7_smt.a), [SC-7(24)(b)](#sc-7.24_smt.b), [SC-18b](#sc-18_smt.b), [SC-43b](#sc-43_smt.b) , and [SI-4](#si-4).

Assessment Objective

  1. a system-level continuous monitoring strategy is developed;
  2. system-level continuous monitoring is implemented in accordance with the organization-level continuous monitoring strategy;
  3. system-level continuous monitoring includes establishment of the following system-level metrics to be monitored: [Assignement: system-level metrics];
    1. system-level continuous monitoring includes established [Assignement: frequencies] for monitoring;
    2. system-level continuous monitoring includes established [Assignement: frequencies] for assessment of control effectiveness;
  5. system-level continuous monitoring includes ongoing control assessments in accordance with the continuous monitoring strategy;
  6. system-level continuous monitoring includes ongoing monitoring of system and organization-defined metrics in accordance with the continuous monitoring strategy;
  7. system-level continuous monitoring includes correlation and analysis of information generated by control assessments and monitoring;
  8. system-level continuous monitoring includes response actions to address the results of the analysis of control assessment and monitoring information;
    1. system-level continuous monitoring includes reporting the security status of the system to [Assignement: personnel or roles] [Assignement: frequency];
    2. system-level continuous monitoring includes reporting the privacy status of the system to [Assignement: personnel or roles] [Assignement: frequency].

Assessment Method

Examine

Assessment, authorization, and monitoring policy organizational continuous monitoring strategy system-level continuous monitoring strategy procedures addressing continuous monitoring of system controls procedures addressing configuration management control assessment report plan of action and milestones system monitoring records configuration management records impact analyses status reports system security plan privacy plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with continuous monitoring responsibilities organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities system/network administrators

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CA-07(04) [P] Risk Monitoring

Control

Ensure risk monitoring is an integral part of the continuous monitoring strategy that includes the following:
  1. Effectiveness monitoring;
  2. Compliance monitoring; and
  3. Change monitoring.

Discussion

Risk monitoring is informed by the established organizational risk tolerance. Effectiveness monitoring determines the ongoing effectiveness of the implemented risk response measures. Compliance monitoring verifies that required risk response measures are implemented. It also verifies that security and privacy requirements are satisfied. Change monitoring identifies changes to organizational systems and environments of operation that may affect security and privacy risk.

Assessment Objective

risk monitoring is an integral part of the continuous monitoring strategy;
  1. effectiveness monitoring is included in risk monitoring;
  2. compliance monitoring is included in risk monitoring;
  3. change monitoring is included in risk monitoring.

Assessment Method

Examine

Assessment, authorization, and monitoring policy organizational continuous monitoring strategy system-level continuous monitoring strategy procedures addressing continuous monitoring of system controls assessment report plan of action and milestones system monitoring records impact analyses status reports system security plan privacy plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with continuous monitoring responsibilities organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

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