CCI-004972

Determine criteria for unusual or unauthorized activities or conditions for outbound communications traffic.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if: - criteria for unusual or unauthorized activities or conditions for inbound communications traffic are defined. - criteria for unusual or unauthorized activities or conditions for outbound communications traffic are defined.

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 and system monitoring; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing intrusion detection and system monitoring capabilities; mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the monitoring of inbound and outbound communications traffic].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-004972.