FedRAMP Moderate
AC - Access Control

FedRAMP Moderate AC-2(12): Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage

Monitor accounts for atypical use; report anomalies to defined personnel.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 33 controls across 16 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 5 controls

  • CIS-13.1 Centralize Security Event Alerting
  • CIS-13.3 Deploy a Network Intrusion Detection Solution
  • CIS-8.11 Conduct Audit Log Reviews
  • CIS-8.2 Collect Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.5 Collect Detailed Audit Logs

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 5 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 10.2.1 10.2.1 Audit logging enabled on all system components
  • 10.2.1.4 10.2.1.4 Logs capture invalid logical access attempts
  • 10.4.3 10.4.3 Exceptions and anomalies from log review addressed
  • 10.7.1 10.7.1 Service providers detect critical control failures (superseded)
  • 12.10.5 12.10.5 Plan covers alerts from security monitoring systems

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.25 Assessment and decision on information security events
  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.16 Monitoring activities
  • ASBv3-LT-2 Enable threat detection for identity and access management
  • IM-7 Restrict resource access based on conditions

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.16 Monitoring activities
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-03 Personnel activity and technology usage are monitored to find potentially adverse events

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.14.2e Monitor Organizational Systems with Specialized Capabilities
  • AC-2(12) AC-2(12) Account Management | Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies

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 AC - Access Control

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FedRAMP Moderate AC-2(12) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP Moderate your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27002:2022 and 182 of 323 FedRAMP Moderate controls already carry evidence.

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