CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 5: Account Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-5.3: Disable Dormant Accounts

Where supported, remove or disable any account that has been dormant for 45 days.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 45 controls across 21 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 6 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(13) Disable Accounts for High-Risk Individuals
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • AC-6(7) Review of User Privileges
  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • PS-4 Personnel Termination

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(13) Disable Accounts for High-Risk Individuals
  • AC-2(3) Disable Accounts
  • AC-6(7) Review of User Privileges
  • IA-4 Identifier Management
  • PS-4 Personnel Termination

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • ASBv3-LT-2 Enable threat detection for identity and access management
  • ASBv3-PA-4 Review and reconcile user access regularly
  • PA-3 Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 6.5 Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
  • ISM-1404 Disabling unprivileged access after 45 days inactivity
  • ISM-1648 Disabling privileged access after 45 days inactivity

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 8.2.6 8.2.6 Inactive accounts removed within 90 days
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • MYHR-SEC-2 Access controls and user account management

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

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

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.6.2 User access management
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-AC.3 Remove or Disable Accounts When No Longer Required

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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