AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
Infrastructure Protection

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar SEC06-BP03: Reduce manual management and interactive access

Perform deployment, configuration, maintenance and investigation on compute through automation, restricting interactive human access to emergency or sandbox situations.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 52 controls across 20 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CMMC 2.0 · 8 controls

FedRAMP High · 5 controls

  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • AC-17(1) Monitoring and Control
  • AU-3(1) Additional Audit Information
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • CM-5(5) Access Restrictions for Change | Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation (CM-5(5))

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

  • AC-17 Remote Access
  • AC-17(1) Monitoring and Control
  • AU-3(1) Additional Audit Information
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • CM-5(5) Access Restrictions for Change | Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation (CM-5(5))

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-12.3 Securely Manage Network Infrastructure
  • CIS-12.8 Establish and Maintain Dedicated Computing Resources for All Administrative Work
  • CIS-4.6 Securely Manage Enterprise Assets and Software
  • CIS-5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 3 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-27 Prohibit Internet Access from Administration Workstations and Servers
  • ANSSI-HYG-28 Use a Dedicated and Partitioned Network for Administration
  • ANSSI-HYG-29 Limit Administration Rights on Workstations to Operational Need

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs
  • 8.2 Privileged access rights

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-05 Access permissions, entitlements, and authorizations are defined in a policy, managed, enforced, and reviewed, and incorporate the principles of least privilege and separation of duties
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 2.2.7 2.2.7 Non-console administrative access encrypted
  • 8.6.1 8.6.1 Interactive use of system accounts controlled

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-ADMIN-ML3 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML3)

Azure Security Benchmark · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.5 Separate Admin Accounts for Administrative Activities

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar SEC06-BP03 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 52 of 63 AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 582.5% covered · 11 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.174.6% covered · 16 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202273% covered · 17 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate69.8% covered · 19 gapsIf you hold Azure Security Benchmark65.1% covered · 22 gapsIf you hold PCI DSS 4.063.5% covered · 23 gaps

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