Title

Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.

Check Content

Verify each user with administrative privileges has been assigned a unique administrative account separate from their standard user account. If users with administrative privileges do not have separate accounts for administrative functions and standard user functions, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID:

Vulnerability ID: V-36659

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.