id: "AC-02(12)" title: "Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-02.12" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AC-02" enhancement: True


Monitor system accounts for {{ insert: param, ac-02.12_odp.01 }} ; and

Report atypical usage of system accounts to {{ insert: param, ac-02.12_odp.02 }}.

Guidance

Atypical usage includes accessing systems at certain times of the day or from locations that are not consistent with the normal usage patterns of individuals. Monitoring for atypical usage may reveal rogue behavior by individuals or an attack in progress. Account monitoring may inadvertently create privacy risks since data collected to identify atypical usage may reveal previously unknown information about the behavior of individuals. Organizations assess and document privacy risks from monitoring accounts for atypical usage in their privacy impact assessment and make determinations that are in alignment with their privacy program plan.

Assessment Objective: system accounts are monitored for {{ insert: param, ac-02.12_odp.01 }};

Assessment Objective: atypical usage of system accounts is reported to {{ insert: param, ac-02.12_odp.02 }}.

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

privacy impact assessment

system security plan

privacy plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with account management responsibilities

system/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Mechanisms implementing account management functions