CCI-001673

Employ a wireless intrusion detection system to identify rogue wireless devices and to detect attack attempts and potential compromises or breaches to the system.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if: - a wireless intrusion detection system is employed to identify rogue wireless devices. - a wireless intrusion detection system is employed to detect attack attempts on the system. - a wireless intrusion detection system is employed to detect potential compromises or breaches to the system.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: System and information integrity policy; system and information integrity procedures; procedures addressing system monitoring tools and techniques; system design documentation; system monitoring tools and techniques documentation; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system protocols; system audit records; system security plan; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: System/network administrators; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; organizational personnel installing, configuring, and/or maintaining the system; organizational personnel responsible for monitoring the system; organizational personnel responsible for the intrusion detection system]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for intrusion detection; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing a wireless intrusion detection capability].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-001673.