id: "SC-44" title: "Detonation Chambers" family: "SC" family_name: "System and Communications Protection" sort_id: "sc-44" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system"
Statement
Employ a detonation chamber capability within {{ insert: param, sc-44_odp }}.
Guidance
Detonation chambers, also known as dynamic execution environments, allow organizations to open email attachments, execute untrusted or suspicious applications, and execute Universal Resource Locator requests in the safety of an isolated environment or a virtualized sandbox. Protected and isolated execution environments provide a means of determining whether the associated attachments or applications contain malicious code. While related to the concept of deception nets, the employment of detonation chambers is not intended to maintain a long-term environment in which adversaries can operate and their actions can be observed. Rather, detonation chambers are intended to quickly identify malicious code and either reduce the likelihood that the code is propagated to user environments of operation or prevent such propagation completely.
Assessment Objective
a detonation chamber capability is employed within the {{ insert: param, sc-44_odp }}.
System and communications protection policy
procedures addressing detonation chambers
system design documentation
system configuration settings and associated documentation
system audit records
system security plan
other relevant documents or records
System/network administrators
organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
organizational personnel installing, configuring, and/or maintaining the system
Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the detonation chamber capability