CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 6: Access Control Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-6.1: Establish an Access Granting Process

Set up and use a process, automated where practical, that grants a user access to enterprise assets when they join, are given new rights, or change role.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 83 controls across 27 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 7 controls

  • 7.2.1 7.2.1 Access control model defined
  • 7.2.2 7.2.2 User access assigned by job function and least privilege
  • 7.2.3 7.2.3 Privileges approved by authorized personnel
  • 8.2.4 8.2.4 User ID lifecycle changes authorized
  • 9.3.1 9.3.1 Personnel physical access procedures for the CDE
  • 9.4.1 9.4.1 Physical security of all media
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months

FedRAMP High · 6 controls

  • AC-1 Policy and Procedures
  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(7) Privileged User Accounts
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • IA-1 Policy and Procedures

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

  • AC-1 Policy and Procedures
  • AC-2 Account Management
  • AC-2(7) Privileged User Accounts
  • AC-6(1) Authorize Access to Security Functions
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • IA-1 Policy and Procedures

HIPAA Security Rule · 6 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 6 controls

CMMC 2.0 · 5 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 5 controls

  • 5.15 Access control
  • 5.16 Identity management
  • 5.18 Access rights
  • 6.2 Terms and conditions of employment
  • 8.3 Information access restriction

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 5 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.RR-02 Roles, responsibilities, and authorities related to cybersecurity risk management are established, communicated, understood, and enforced
  • NIST-CSF-GV.RR-04 Cybersecurity is included in human resources practices
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-02 Identities are proofed and bound to credentials based on the context of interactions
  • 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

ISO 27701:2019 · 4 controls

  • 6.4.3 Termination and change of employment
  • 6.6 Access control
  • 6.6.1 Business requirements of access control
  • 6.6.2 User access management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

Azure Security Benchmark · 3 controls

  • ASBv3-GS-6 Define and implement identity and privileged access strategy
  • PA-2 Avoid standing access for user accounts and permissions
  • PA-3 Manage lifecycle of identities and entitlements

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-06 Organise Joiner, Leaver and Role Change Procedures
  • ANSSI-HYG-09 Assign the Correct Rights on Sensitive Resources

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 2 controls

Australian Information Security Manual · 2 controls

  • ISM-0405 Validating unprivileged access requests
  • ISM-1507 Validating privileged access requests

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-IDM-01 Policy for user accounts and access rights
  • C5-IDM-02 Granting and change of user accounts and access rights

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

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-AC.1 User Account Approval Process
  • CE-AC.4 Privileged Account Approval and Tracking

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-ADMIN-ML1 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML1)

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

  • ASD37-18 Restrict administrative privileges (Essential)

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 1 control

  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

Australia My Health Records Act 2012 · 1 control

  • MYHR-SEC-2 Access controls and user account management

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.i Human resources security, access control policies and asset management

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Other controls in CIS Control 6: Access Control Management

You are reading one control. How much of CIS Controls v8 have you already done?

CIS Controls v8 CIS-6.1 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CIS Controls v8 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 102 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold ISO 27001:202266.7% covered · 51 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate62.7% covered · 57 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 557.5% covered · 65 gapsIf you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.050.3% covered · 76 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202249.7% covered · 77 gapsIf you hold Azure Security Benchmark49% covered · 78 gaps

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 240 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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