CIS Controls - Investigations
The current version of this table is built on Version 7.1 of the CIS Controls. A mapping to Version 8 of the CIS Controls will be completed in 2022.
Implementation Group 1
| Name | Description | Control Support | Data Source | Classifications | Log Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF: Account Modification Inv | This investigation provides details around account modifications across the environment. | 4.2, 4.3, 14.6 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Applications Accessed By User Inv | This investigation provides information about user-accessed applications. | 2.6 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Audit Log Inv | This investigation provides details around potential control failures around auditing systems. This requires the configuration and enablement of the CCF: Audit Logging Stopped Alarm, CCF: Audit Log Cleared Alarm, and CCF: Failed Audit Log Write Alarms. | 6.2 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Backup Activity Inv | This investigation provides detail around activity from backup events. | 10.1, 10.2 | Data Processor(s) | Operations | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Compromises Detected Inv | This investigation provides a summary of detected compromises of security by Entity and Impacted Host. | 8.4, 11.4 | LogMart(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Config/Policy Change Inv | This investigation provides a summary of the occurrence of configuration or policy changes across critical and production environments (entity structure). | 5.1 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Critical Environment Error Inv | This investigation provides summary details around critical or error messages received from critical servers or systems (entity structure) to support change management procedures. | 5.1 | Platform Manager(s) | Operations | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Deleted Account Inv | This investigation provides detailed information when any new accounts are deleted across any logged environments (entity structure). | 16.9 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Denial of Service Inv | This investigation provides details of detected denial of service attempts. | 11.4 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Disabled Account Inv | This investigation provides detailed information when any new accounts are revoked (disabled) across any logged environments (entity structure). | 16.8, 16.9 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Enabled Account Inv | This investigation provides detailed information when any new accounts are granted (enabled) across any logged environments (entity structure). | 16.8 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Host Access Granted And Revoked Inv | This investigation details all access granted and revoked for production systems. | 14.6, 16.8 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Malware Detected Inv | This investigation provides a summary of malware activity by entity and impacted host within the organization's critical and production environments (entity structure). | 3.4, 7.7, 8.2, 8.4 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Object Access Inv | This investigation summarizes object access by Impacted Host. | 6.2, 13.1, 13.2, 14.6 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Password Modification Inv | This investigation provides detail around password modification to accounts within the environment. | 4.2 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Patch Activity Inv | This investigation provides a summary of applied patches grouped by Origin Host. It can demonstrate that all system components have the latest security patches installed. | 3.4, 3.5, 5.1 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Physical Access Inv | This investigation summarizes physical door access/authentication successes and failures within the organization's physical security perimeter. | 17.6 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Privileged Account Escalation Inv | This investigation provides detail around privileged access escalation within Linux and Windows OS. This requires configuration and enablement of CCF: Windows RunAs Privilege Escalation and CCF: Linux SUDO Privilege Escalation AIE rules. | 4.3 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Privileged Account Modification Inv | This investigation provides details around modifications made to privileged accounts within the environment. This investigation requires the CCF: Privileged Accounts (user list) to be established and updated periodically. | 4.3, 14.6 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Rogue Access Point Inv | This investigation provides a summary of all detected rogue wireless access points by Impacted Host across critical, production, and online banking environments (entity structure). | 12.1, 15.10 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Signature Activity Inv | This investigation provides summary information on signature update activity across critical and production environments (entity structure). | 5.1, 8.2 | LogMart(s) | Operations | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Social Media Inv | Summarizes the top URLs related to Social Media activity. | 4.3 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Suspected Wireless Attack | This investigation provides information on suspected wireless attacks at the internal boundary, including the type of attack and impacted (target) host and application (if applicable). This is based on Critical and Production environments (can be defined within the entity structure). | 11.4 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Suspicious Users Inv | This investigation lists all users generating suspicious activity ordered by the number of events detected, from highest to lowest. | 4.3, 15.10, 17.3, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Unknown User Account Inv | This investigation provides detail of activity from unknown user accounts, based off of CCF user lists. | 4.3, 16.8, 16.9 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Use Of Non-Encrypted Protocols Inv | This investigation lists any use of non-encrypted protocols. | 7.1, 12.4, 13.6, 15.7 | LogMart(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: User Misuse Inv | This investigation summarizes detected misuse by user. | 4.3, 15.10, 17.3 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: User Object Access Inv | This investigation summarizes successful object access activity by user. | 6.2, 13.1, 13.2 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Vulnerability Detected Inv | This investigation provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities detected across the critical and production environments (can be defined with entity structure). | 2.2, 3.4, 3.5, 8.2, 11.4 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
Implementation Group 2
| Name | Description | Control Support | Data Source | Classifications | Log Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF: Backup Activity Inv | This investigation provides detail around activity from backup events. | 10.3 | Data Processor(s) | Operations | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Excessive Authentication Failure Inv | This investigation provides detailed information around excessive user account authentication failures (>10 authentication failures in 30 minutes) across any logged environments (entity structure). | 3.1, 4.1, 4.7, 4.9, 9.3, 12.3, 12.6, 16.6, 16.7, 16.10, 16.12 | Platform Manager(s) | All Available Log Sources | |
| CCF: Privileged Account Modification Inv | This investigation provides details around modifications made to privileged accounts within the environment. This investigation requires the CCF: Privileged Accounts (user list) to be established and updated periodically. | 4.1, 4.5 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: LogRhythm Data Loss Defender Log Inv | This investigation provides information on data generated by the LogRhythm Data Loss Defender. Data is grouped by Entity, Impacted Host, Common Event, and Object with a count of how many times that condition has been experienced within the investigation period. | 5.3, 13.7 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Signature Activity Inv | This investigation provides summary information on signature update activity across critical and production environments (entity structure). | 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 8.1, 8.6 | Log Mart(s) | Operations | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Denial of Service Inv | This investigation provides details of detected denial of service attempts. | 1.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 5.2, 8.1, 8.6, 9.3, 12.3, 12.6, 15.1, 18.10 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Applications Accessed By User Inv | This investigation provides information about user accessed applications. | 2.3, 2.4, 18.3, 18.8 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Vulnerability Detected Inv | This investigation provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities detected across the critical and production environments (can be defined with entity structure). | 1.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 5.2, 8.6, 12.3, 12.6, 18.10 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Use Of Non-Encrypted Protocols Inv | This investigation lists any use of non-encrypted protocols. | 11.5, 14.4, 16.5, 18.5 | Log Mart(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Patch Activity Inv | This investigation provides a summary of applied patches grouped by Origin Host. It can demonstrate that all system components have the latest security patches installed. | 3.1, 3.2, 18.3 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Account Modification Inv | This investigation provides details around account modifications across the environment. | 4.1, 16.7, 16.10, 16.12, 20.8 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Privileged Account Escalation Inv | This investigation provides detail around privileged access escalation within a Linux and Windows OS. This requires configuration and enablement of CCF: Windows RunAs Privilege Escalation & CCF: Linux sudo Privilege Escalation AIE rules. | 3.3, 4.1, 4.7, 16.6, 16.12, 20.8 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Critical Environment Error Inv | This investigation provides summary details around critical or error messages received from critical servers or systems (entity structure) to support change management procedures. | 10.3, 18.11, 20.4 | Platform Manager(s) | Operations | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Disabled Account Inv | This investigation provides detailed information when any new accounts are revoked (disabled) across any logged environments (entity structure). | 4.1, 16.6, 16.7, 16.10, 16.12 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Compromises Detected Inv | This investigation provides a summary of detected compromises of security by Entity and Impacted Host. | 1.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.6, 5.2, 8.1, 8.6, 9.3, 12.3, 12.6, 15.1 | Log Mart(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Suspected Wireless Attack Inv | This investigation provides information on suspected wireless attacks at the internal boundary including the type of attack and impacted (targeted) host and application (if applicable). This is based on Critical and Production environments (can be defined with entity structure). | 3.1, 7.4, 8.1, 8.6, 9.2, 12.3, 15.1, 15.3, 15.6, 15.9 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: User Object Access Inv | This investigation summarizes successful object access activity by user. | 3.3, 5.3, 7.9, 11.6, 13.4, 13.7, 17.1, 18.9, 20.4 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Unknown User Account Inv | This investigation provides detail of activity from unknown user accounts, based off of CCF user lists. | 16.6, 16.7, 16.10, 16.12 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Enabled Account Inv | This investigation provides detailed information when any new accounts are granted (enabled) across any logged environments (entity structure). | 4.1, 16.6, 16.7, 16.10, 16.12 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Rogue Access Point Inv | This investigation provides a summary of all detected rogue wireless access points by Impacted Host across critical, production, and online banking environments (entity structure). | 1.7, 15.1, 15.2 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Suspicious Users Inv | This investigation lists all users generating suspicious activity ordered by the number of events detected highest to lowest. | 4.1, 4.8, 20.6, 20.8 | Data Processor(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Malware Detected Inv | This investigation provides a summary of malware activity by entity and impacted host within the organization's critical and production environments (entity structure). | 3.1, 3.6, 5.2, 8.1, 8.6, 8.6, 12.3, 12.6 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Time Sync Error Inv | This investigation provides a summary of time sync errors occurring within critical and production environments (can be defined with entity structure). | 6.1 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Config/Policy Change Inv | This investigation provides a summary of the occurrence of configuration or policy changes across critical and production environments (entity structure). | 4.8, 5.4, 5.5, 11.2, 11.3 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Object Access Inv | This investigation summarizes object access by Impacted Host. | 3.3, 4.7, 5.3, 7.9, 11.6, 13.4, 13.7, 17.1, 18.9, 20.4 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Audit Log Inv | This investigation provides details around potential control failures around auditing systems. This requires the configuration and enablement of the CCF: Audit Logging Stopped Alarm, CCF: Audit Log Cleared Alarm, CCF: Failed Audit Log Write Alarms. | 1.3, 4.9, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 7.6, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Host Access Granted And Revoked Inv | This investigation details all access granted and revoked for production systems. | 1.7, 3.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 7.9, 18.9 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: User Misuse Inv | This investigation summarizes detected misuse by user. | 3.3, 4.1, 11.6, 16.6, 16.7, 16.12, 17.1, 20.6, 20.8 | Platform Manager(s) | Security | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Deleted Account Inv | This investigation provides detailed information when any new accounts are deleted across any logged environments (entity structure). | 16.6, 16.7, 16.10 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Social Media Inv | Summarizes the top URLs related to Social Media activity. | 3.3, 7.6, 11.6, 20.8 | Platform Manager(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
Implementation Group 3
| Name | Description | Control Support | Data Source | Classifications | Log Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF: Config/Policy Change Inv | This investigation provides a summary of the occurrence of configuration or policy changes across critical and production environments (entity structure). | 14.9 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: LogRhythm Data Loss Defender Log Inv | This investigation provides information on data generated by the LogRhythm Data Loss Defender. Data is grouped by Entity, Impacted Host, Common Event, and Object with a count of how many times that condition has been experienced within the investigation period. | 13.3, 13.5, 14.5, 14.9 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Object Access Inv | This investigation summarizes object access by Impacted Host. | 13.3, 13.5, 14.5, 14.9 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: Use Of Non-Encrypted Protocols Inv | This investigation lists any use of non-encrypted protocols. | 1.8, 12.10, 13.9, 14.8, 15.8 | LogMart(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |
| CCF: User Object Access Inv | This investigation summarizes successful object access activity by user. | 13.3, 13.5, 14.5, 14.9 | Data Processor(s) | Audit | All Available Log Sources |