id: "AU-13(03)" title: "Unauthorized Replication of Information" family: "AU" family_name: "Audit and Accountability" sort_id: "au-13.03" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AU-13" enhancement: True


Statement

Employ discovery techniques, processes, and tools to determine if external entities are replicating organizational information in an unauthorized manner.

Guidance

The unauthorized use or replication of organizational information by external entities can cause adverse impacts on organizational operations and assets, including damage to reputation. Such activity can include the replication of an organizational website by an adversary or hostile threat actor who attempts to impersonate the web-hosting organization. Discovery tools, techniques, and processes used to determine if external entities are replicating organizational information in an unauthorized manner include scanning external websites, monitoring social media, and training staff to recognize the unauthorized use of organizational information.

Assessment Objective

discovery techniques, processes, and tools are employed to determine if external entities are replicating organizational information in an unauthorized manner.

Audit and accountability policy

system security plan

privacy plan

procedures addressing information disclosure monitoring

procedures addressing information replication

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

training resources for staff to recognize the unauthorized use of organizational information

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with responsibilities for monitoring unauthorized replication of information

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

Discovery tools for identifying unauthorized information replication