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CM-11 (1)

CM-11 (1): Alerts For Unauthorized Installations

The information system alerts [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] when the unauthorized installation of software is detected.

Supplemental

None

CIA Levels
Confidentiality	high
Integrity	high
Availability	unknown

Overlays
None

Related Controls

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CM-11 (1).

Control	Description
CA-7	The organization develops a continuous monitoring strategy and implements a continuous monitoring program that includes: CA-7a.: Establishment of [Assignment: organization-defined metrics] to be monitored; CA-7b.: Establishment of [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for monitoring and [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for assessments supporting such monitoring; CA-7c.: Ongoing security control assessments in accordance with the organizational continuous monitoring strategy; CA-7d.: Ongoing security status monitoring of organization-defined metrics in accordance with the organizational continuous monitoring strategy; CA-7e.: Correlation and analysis of security-related information generated by assessments and monitoring; CA-7f.: Response actions to address results of the analysis of security-related information; and CA-7g.: Reporting the security status of organization and the information system to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].
SI-4	The organization: SI-4a.: Monitors the information system to detect: SI-4a.1.: Attacks and indicators of potential attacks in accordance with [Assignment: organization-defined monitoring objectives]; and SI-4a.2.: Unauthorized local, network, and remote connections; SI-4b.: Identifies unauthorized use of the information system through [Assignment: organization-defined techniques and methods]; SI-4c.: Deploys monitoring devices: SI-4c.1.: Strategically within the information system to collect organization-determined essential information; and SI-4c.2.: At ad hoc locations within the system to track specific types of transactions of interest to the organization; SI-4d.: Protects information obtained from intrusion-monitoring tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion; SI-4e.: Heightens the level of information system monitoring activity whenever there is an indication of increased risk to organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation based on law enforcement information, intelligence information, or other credible sources of information; SI-4f.: Obtains legal opinion with regard to information system monitoring activities in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, or regulations; and SI-4g.: Provides [Assignment: organization-defined information system monitoring information] to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Selection (one or more): as needed; [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]].

Control

Description

CA-7

The organization develops a continuous monitoring strategy and implements a continuous monitoring program that includes:

CA-7a.: Establishment of [Assignment: organization-defined metrics] to be monitored;

CA-7b.: Establishment of [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for monitoring and [Assignment: organization-defined frequencies] for assessments supporting such monitoring;

CA-7c.: Ongoing security control assessments in accordance with the organizational continuous monitoring strategy;

CA-7d.: Ongoing security status monitoring of organization-defined metrics in accordance with the organizational continuous monitoring strategy;

CA-7e.: Correlation and analysis of security-related information generated by assessments and monitoring;

CA-7f.: Response actions to address results of the analysis of security-related information; and

CA-7g.: Reporting the security status of organization and the information system to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].

SI-4

The organization:

SI-4a.: Monitors the information system to detect:
- SI-4a.1.: Attacks and indicators of potential attacks in accordance with [Assignment: organization-defined monitoring objectives]; and
- SI-4a.2.: Unauthorized local, network, and remote connections;

SI-4b.: Identifies unauthorized use of the information system through [Assignment: organization-defined techniques and methods];

SI-4c.: Deploys monitoring devices:
- SI-4c.1.: Strategically within the information system to collect organization-determined essential information; and
- SI-4c.2.: At ad hoc locations within the system to track specific types of transactions of interest to the organization;

SI-4d.: Protects information obtained from intrusion-monitoring tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion;

SI-4e.: Heightens the level of information system monitoring activity whenever there is an indication of increased risk to organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation based on law enforcement information, intelligence information, or other credible sources of information;

SI-4f.: Obtains legal opinion with regard to information system monitoring activities in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, or regulations; and

SI-4g.: Provides [Assignment: organization-defined information system monitoring information] to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Selection (one or more): as needed; [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]].

Enhancements

The controls below (if any) add on to the requirements of CM-11 (1).

Control	Description
No controls

Related CCIs

The CCIs below are tied to CM-11 (1).

CCI	Definition
CCI-001810	The organization defines the personnel or roles to be notified when unauthorized software is detected.
CCI-001811	The information system alerts organization-defined personnel or roles when the unauthorized installation of software is detected.