CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software

CIS Controls v8 CIS-4.3: Configure Automatic Session Locking on Enterprise Assets

Set enterprise assets to lock the session automatically once a set idle period passes. That period may be no longer than 15 minutes on general-purpose operating systems and no longer than 2 minutes on mobile end-user devices.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 26 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • ISM-0428 Session lock configuration
  • ISM-1888 Password-based lock screens on mobile devices
  • ISM-2012 Screen lock configuration

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-IDM-03 Locking and withdrawal of user accounts in the event of inactivity or multiple failed logins
  • C5-PSS-06 Session Management

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 7.7 Clear desk and clear screen
  • 8.5 Secure authentication

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

CIS Controls v8.1 · 1 control

  • 4.3 Configure Automatic Session Locking on Enterprise Assets

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 7.7 Clear desk and clear screen

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 8.2.8 8.2.8 Re-authentication after 15 minutes idle

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets

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.

Other controls in CIS Control 4: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software

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