id: "SI-04(11)" title: "Analyze Communications Traffic Anomalies" family: "SI" family_name: "System and Information Integrity" sort_id: "si-04.11" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "SI-04" enhancement: True


Statement

Analyze outbound communications traffic at the external interfaces to the system and selected {{ insert: param, si-04.11_odp }} to discover anomalies.

Guidance

Organization-defined interior points include subnetworks and subsystems. Anomalies within organizational systems include large file transfers, long-time persistent connections, attempts to access information from unexpected locations, the use of unusual protocols and ports, the use of unmonitored network protocols (e.g., IPv6 usage during IPv4 transition), and attempted communications with suspected malicious external addresses.

Assessment Objective: outbound communications traffic at the external interfaces to the system is analyzed to discover anomalies;

Assessment Objective: outbound communications traffic at {{ insert: param, si-04.11_odp }} is analyzed to discover anomalies.

System and information integrity policy

system and information integrity procedures

procedures addressing system monitoring tools and techniques

system design documentation

network diagram

system monitoring tools and techniques documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system monitoring logs or records

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

organizational personnel responsible for monitoring the system

organizational personnel responsible for the intrusion detection system

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 analysis of communications traffic