Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- system accounts are monitored for [Assignment: atypical usage].
- atypical usage of system accounts is reported to [Assignment: personnel or roles].
Assessment Methods
Examine
- Access control policy
- procedures addressing account management
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- system monitoring records
- system audit records
- audit tracking and monitoring reports
- system security plan
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Personnel with account management responsibilities
- system/network administrators
- personnel with information security responsibilities
Test
- Mechanisms implementing account management functions