Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity

Azure_Security_Benchmark_v3.0

PV-4

Azure_Security_Benchmark_v3.0_PV-4

Azure Security Benchmark PV-4

Posture and Vulnerability Management

Audit and enforce secure configurations for compute resources

Shared

**Security Principle:** Continuously monitor and alert when there is a deviation from the defined configuration baseline in your compute resources. Enforce the desired configuration according to the baseline configuration by denying the non-compliant configuration or deploy a configuration in compute resources. **Azure Guidance:** Use Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Policy guest configuration agent to regularly assess and remediate configuration deviations on your Azure compute resources, including VMs, containers, and others. In addition, you can use Azure Resource Manager templates, custom operating system images, or Azure Automation State Configuration to maintain the security configuration of the operating system. Microsoft VM templates in conjunction with Azure Automation State Configuration can assist in meeting and maintaining security requirements. Note: Azure Marketplace VM images published by Microsoft are managed and maintained by Microsoft. **Implementation and additional context:** How to implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud vulnerability assessment recommendations: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/security-center-vulnerability-assessment-recommendations How to create an Azure virtual machine from an ARM template: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/windows/ps-template Azure Automation State Configuration overview: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/automation/automation-dsc-overview Create a Windows virtual machine in the Azure portal: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/windows/quick-create-portal Container security in Microsoft Defender for Cloud: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/security-center/container-security

n/a

AU.L2-3.3.1

CMMC_2.0_L2_AU.L2-3.3.1

404 not found

n/a

AU.L2-3.3.2

CMMC_2.0_L2_AU.L2-3.3.2

404 not found

n/a

SI.L2-3.14.6

CMMC_2.0_L2_SI.L2-3.14.6

404 not found

n/a

SI.L2-3.14.7

CMMC_2.0_L2_SI.L2-3.14.7

404 not found

n/a

CMMC_L3

AC.3.021

CMMC_L3_AC.3.021

CMMC L3 AC.3.021

Access Control

Authorize remote execution of privileged commands and remote access to security-relevant information.

Shared

Microsoft and the customer share responsibilities for implementing this requirement.

A privileged command is a human-initiated (interactively or via a process operating on behalf of the human) command executed on a system involving the control, monitoring, or administration of the system including security functions and associated security-relevant information. Securityrelevant information is any information within the system that can potentially impact the operation of security functions or the provision of security services in a manner that could result in failure to enforce the system security policy or maintain isolation of code and data. Privileged commands give individuals the ability to execute sensitive, security-critical, or security-relevant system functions. Controlling such access from remote locations helps to ensure that unauthorized individuals are not able to execute such commands freely with the potential to do serious or catastrophic damage to organizational systems. Note that the ability to affect the integrity of the system is considered security-relevant as that could enable the means to by-pass security functions although not directly impacting the function itself.

AU-12

FedRAMP_High_R4_AU-12

FedRAMP High AU-12

Audit And Accountability

Audit Generation

Shared

n/a

The information system: a. Provides audit record generation capability for the auditable events defined in AU-2 a. at [Assignment: organization-defined information system components]; b. Allows [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] to select which auditable events are to be audited by specific components of the information system; and c. Generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3. Supplemental Guidance: Audit records can be generated from many different information system components. The list of audited events is the set of events for which audits are to be generated. These events are typically a subset of all events for which the information system is capable of generating audit records. Related controls: AC-3, AU-2, AU-3, AU-6, AU-7. References: None.

AU-12(1)

FedRAMP_High_R4_AU-12(1)

FedRAMP High AU-12 (1)

Audit And Accountability

System-Wide / Time-Correlated Audit Trail

Shared

n/a

The information system compiles audit records from [Assignment: organization-defined information system components] into a system-wide (logical or physical) audit trail that is time- correlated to within [Assignment: organization-defined level of tolerance for relationship between time stamps of individual records in the audit trail]. Supplemental Guidance: Audit trails are time-correlated if the time stamps in the individual audit records can be reliably related to the time stamps in other audit records to achieve a time ordering of the records within organizational tolerances. Related controls: AU-8, AU-12.

AU-6(4)

FedRAMP_High_R4_AU-6(4)

FedRAMP High AU-6 (4)

Audit And Accountability

Central Review And Analysis

Shared

n/a

The information system provides the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system. Supplemental Guidance: Automated mechanisms for centralized reviews and analyses include, for example, Security Information Management products. Related controls: AU-2, AU-12.

AU-6(5)

FedRAMP_High_R4_AU-6(5)

FedRAMP High AU-6 (5)

Audit And Accountability

Integration / Scanning And Monitoring Capabilities

Shared

n/a

The organization integrates analysis of audit records with analysis of [Selection (one or more): vulnerability scanning information; performance data; information system monitoring information; [Assignment: organization-defined data/information collected from other sources]] to further enhance the ability to identify inappropriate or unusual activity. Supplemental Guidance: This control enhancement does not require vulnerability scanning, the generation of performance data, or information system monitoring. Rather, the enhancement requires that the analysis of information being otherwise produced in these areas is integrated with the analysis of audit information. Security Event and Information Management System tools can facilitate audit record aggregation/consolidation from multiple information system components as well as audit record correlation and analysis. The use of standardized audit record analysis scripts developed by organizations (with localized script adjustments, as necessary) provides more cost-effective approaches for analyzing audit record information collected. The correlation of audit record information with vulnerability scanning information is important in determining the veracity of vulnerability scans and correlating attack detection events with scanning results. Correlation with performance data can help uncover denial of service attacks or cyber attacks resulting in unauthorized use of resources. Correlation with system monitoring information can assist in uncovering attacks and in better relating audit information to operational situations. Related controls: AU-12, IR-4, RA-5.

SI-4

FedRAMP_High_R4_SI-4

FedRAMP High SI-4

System And Information Integrity

Information System Monitoring

Shared

n/a

The organization: a. Monitors the information system to detect: 1. Attacks and indicators of potential attacks in accordance with [Assignment: organization- defined monitoring objectives]; and 2. Unauthorized local, network, and remote connections; b. Identifies unauthorized use of the information system through [Assignment: organization- defined techniques and methods]; c. Deploys monitoring devices: (i) strategically within the information system to collect organization-determined essential information; and (ii) at ad hoc locations within the system to track specific types of transactions of interest to the organization; d. Protects information obtained from intrusion-monitoring tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion; e. Heightens the level of information system monitoring activity whenever there is an indication of increased risk to organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation based on law enforcement information, intelligence information, or other credible sources of information; f. Obtains legal opinion with regard to information system monitoring activities in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, or regulations; and g. Provides [Assignment: or ganization-defined information system monitoring information] to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Selection (one or more): as needed; [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]]. Supplemental Guidance: Information system monitoring includes external and internal monitoring. External monitoring includes the observation of events occurring at the information system boundary (i.e., part of perimeter defense and boundary protection). Internal monitoring includes the observation of events occurring within the information system. Organizations can monitor information systems, for example, by observing audit activities in real time or by observing other system aspects such as access patterns, characteristics of access, and other actions. The monitoring objectives may guide determination of the events. Information system monitoring capability is achieved through a variety of tools and techniques (e.g., intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, malicious code protection software, scanning tools, audit record monitoring software, network monitoring software). Strategic locations for monitoring devices include, for example, selected perimeter locations and near server farms supporting critical applications, with such devices typically being employed at the managed interfaces associated with controls SC-7 and AC-17. Einstein network monitoring devices from the Department of Homeland Security can also be included as monitoring devices. The granularity of monitoring information collected is based on organizational monitoring objectives and the capability of information systems to support such objectives. Specific types of transactions of interest include, for example, Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) traffic that bypasses HTTP proxies. Information system monitoring is an integral part of organizational continuous monitoring and incident response programs. Output from system monitoring serves as input to continuous monitoring and incident response programs. A network connection is any connection with a device that communicates through a network (e.g., local area network, Internet). A remote connection is any connection with a device communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet). Local, network, and remote connections can be either wired or wireless. Related controls: AC-3, AC-4, AC-8, AC-17, AU-2, AU-6, AU-7, AU-9, AU-12, CA-7, IR-4, PE-3, RA-5, SC-7, SC-26, SC-35, SI-3, SI-7. References: NIST Special Publications 800-61, 800-83, 800-92, 800-94, 800-137.

FedRAMP_Moderate_R4_AU-12

FedRAMP_Moderate_R4

AU-12

FedRAMP Moderate AU-12

Audit And Accountability

Audit Generation

Shared

n/a

FedRAMP_Moderate_R4

SI-4

FedRAMP_Moderate_R4_SI-4

FedRAMP Moderate SI-4

System And Information Integrity

Information System Monitoring

Shared

n/a

NIST_SP_800-171_R2_3.14.6

.14.6

NIST SP 800-171 R2 3.14.6

System and Information Integrity

Monitor organizational systems, including inbound and outbound communications traffic, to detect attacks and indicators of potential attacks.

Shared

Microsoft and the customer share responsibilities for implementing this requirement.

System monitoring includes external and internal monitoring. External monitoring includes the observation of events occurring at the system boundary (i.e., part of perimeter defense and boundary protection). Internal monitoring includes the observation of events occurring within the system. Organizations can monitor systems, for example, by observing audit record activities in real time or by observing other system aspects such as access patterns, characteristics of access, and other actions. The monitoring objectives may guide determination of the events. System monitoring capability is achieved through a variety of tools and techniques (e.g., intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, malicious code protection software, scanning tools, audit record monitoring software, network monitoring software). Strategic locations for monitoring devices include selected perimeter locations and near server farms supporting critical applications, with such devices being employed at managed system interfaces. The granularity of monitoring information collected is based on organizational monitoring objectives and the capability of systems to support such objectives. System monitoring is an integral part of continuous monitoring and incident response programs. Output from system monitoring serves as input to continuous monitoring and incident response programs. A network connection is any connection with a device that communicates through a network (e.g., local area network, Internet). A remote connection is any connection with a device communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet). Local, network, and remote connections can be either wired or wireless. Unusual or unauthorized activities or conditions related to inbound/outbound communications traffic include internal traffic that indicates the presence of malicious code in systems or propagating among system components, the unauthorized exporting of information, or signaling to external systems. Evidence of malicious code is used to identify potentially compromised systems or system components. System monitoring requirements, including the need for specific types of system monitoring, may be referenced in other requirements. [SP 800-94] provides guidance on intrusion detection and prevention systems.

NIST_SP_800-171_R2_3.14.7

.14.7

NIST SP 800-171 R2 3.14.7

System and Information Integrity

Identify unauthorized use of organizational systems.

Shared

Microsoft and the customer share responsibilities for implementing this requirement.

System monitoring includes external and internal monitoring. System monitoring can detect unauthorized use of organizational systems. System monitoring is an integral part of continuous monitoring and incident response programs. Monitoring is achieved through a variety of tools and techniques (e.g., intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, malicious code protection software, scanning tools, audit record monitoring software, network monitoring software). Output from system monitoring serves as input to continuous monitoring and incident response programs. Unusual/unauthorized activities or conditions related to inbound and outbound communications traffic include internal traffic that indicates the presence of malicious code in systems or propagating among system components, the unauthorized exporting of information, or signaling to external systems. Evidence of malicious code is used to identify potentially compromised systems or system components. System monitoring requirements, including the need for specific types of system monitoring, may be referenced in other requirements. [SP 800-94] provides guidance on intrusion detection and prevention systems.

.3.1

NIST_SP_800-171_R2_3.3.1

NIST SP 800-171 R2 3.3.1

Audit and Accountability

Create and retain system audit logs and records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful or unauthorized system activity

Shared

Microsoft and the customer share responsibilities for implementing this requirement.

An event is any observable occurrence in a system, which includes unlawful or unauthorized system activity. Organizations identify event types for which a logging functionality is needed as those events which are significant and relevant to the security of systems and the environments in which those systems operate to meet specific and ongoing auditing needs. Event types can include password changes, failed logons or failed accesses related to systems, administrative privilege usage, or third-party credential usage. In determining event types that require logging, organizations consider the monitoring and auditing appropriate for each of the CUI security requirements. Monitoring and auditing requirements can be balanced with other system needs. For example, organizations may determine that systems must have the capability to log every file access both successful and unsuccessful, but not activate that capability except for specific circumstances due to the potential burden on system performance. Audit records can be generated at various levels of abstraction, including at the packet level as information traverses the network. Selecting the appropriate level of abstraction is a critical aspect of an audit logging capability and can facilitate the identification of root causes to problems. Organizations consider in the definition of event types, the logging necessary to cover related events such as the steps in distributed, transaction-based processes (e.g., processes that are distributed across multiple organizations) and actions that occur in service-oriented or cloud-based architectures. Audit record content that may be necessary to satisfy this requirement includes time stamps, source and destination addresses, user or process identifiers, event descriptions, success or fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked. Event outcomes can include indicators of event success or failure and event-specific results (e.g., the security state of the system after the event occurred). Detailed information that organizations may consider in audit records includes full text recording of privileged commands or the individual identities of group account users. Organizations consider limiting the additional audit log information to only that information explicitly needed for specific audit requirements. This facilitates the use of audit trails and audit logs by not including information that could potentially be misleading or could make it more difficult to locate information of interest. Audit logs are reviewed and analyzed as often as needed to provide important information to organizations to facilitate risk-based decision making. [SP 800-92] provides guidance on security log management.

.3.2

NIST_SP_800-171_R2_3.3.2

NIST SP 800-171 R2 3.3.2

Audit and Accountability

Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users, so they can be held accountable for their actions.

Shared

Microsoft and the customer share responsibilities for implementing this requirement.

This requirement ensures that the contents of the audit record include the information needed to link the audit event to the actions of an individual to the extent feasible. Organizations consider logging for traceability including results from monitoring of account usage, remote access, wireless connectivity, mobile device connection, communications at system boundaries, configuration settings, physical access, nonlocal maintenance, use of maintenance tools, temperature and humidity, equipment delivery and removal, system component inventory, use of mobile code, and use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

AU-12

NIST_SP_800-53_R4_AU-12

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-12

Audit And Accountability

Audit Generation

Shared

n/a

NIST_SP_800-53_R4_AU-12(1)

AU-12(1)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-12 (1)

Audit And Accountability

System-Wide / Time-Correlated Audit Trail

Shared

n/a

NIST_SP_800-53_R4_AU-6(4)

AU-6(4)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (4)

Audit And Accountability

Central Review And Analysis

Shared

n/a

NIST_SP_800-53_R4_AU-6(5)

AU-6(5)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (5)

Audit And Accountability

Integration / Scanning And Monitoring Capabilities

Shared

n/a

SI-4

NIST_SP_800-53_R4_SI-4

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4

System And Information Integrity

Information System Monitoring

Shared

n/a

AU-12

NIST_SP_800-53_R5_AU-12

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 AU-12

Audit and Accountability

Audit Record Generation

Shared

n/a

a. Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in [AU-2a](#au-2_smt.a) on [Assignment: organization-defined system components]; b. Allow [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system; and c. Generate audit records for the event types defined in [AU-2c](#au-2_smt.c) that include the audit record content defined in [AU-3](#au-3).

NIST_SP_800-53_R5_AU-12(1)

AU-12(1)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 AU-12 (1)

Audit and Accountability

System-wide and Time-correlated Audit Trail

Shared

n/a

Compile audit records from [Assignment: organization-defined system components] into a system-wide (logical or physical) audit trail that is time-correlated to within [Assignment: organization-defined level of tolerance for the relationship between time stamps of individual records in the audit trail].

NIST_SP_800-53_R5_AU-6(4)

AU-6(4)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 AU-6 (4)

Audit and Accountability

Central Review and Analysis

Shared

n/a

Provide and implement the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system.

NIST_SP_800-53_R5_AU-6(5)

AU-6(5)

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 AU-6 (5)

Audit and Accountability

Integrated Analysis of Audit Records

Shared

n/a

Integrate analysis of audit records with analysis of [Selection (OneOrMore): vulnerability scanning information;performance data;system monitoring information; [Assignment: organization-defined data/information collected from other sources] ] to further enhance the ability to identify inappropriate or unusual activity.

SI-4

NIST_SP_800-53_R5_SI-4

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SI-4

System and Information Integrity

System Monitoring

Shared

n/a

a. Monitor the system to detect: 1. Attacks and indicators of potential attacks in accordance with the following monitoring objectives: [Assignment: organization-defined monitoring objectives]; and 2. Unauthorized local, network, and remote connections; b. Identify unauthorized use of the system through the following techniques and methods: [Assignment: organization-defined techniques and methods]; c. Invoke internal monitoring capabilities or deploy monitoring devices: 1. Strategically within the system to collect organization-determined essential information; and 2. At ad hoc locations within the system to track specific types of transactions of interest to the organization; d. Analyze detected events and anomalies; e. Adjust the level of system monitoring activity when there is a change in risk to organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation; f. Obtain legal opinion regarding system monitoring activities; and g. Provide [Assignment: organization-defined system monitoring information] to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] [Selection (OneOrMore): as needed; [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] ] .

NZ_ISM_v3.5

SS-3

NZ_ISM_v3.5_SS-3

NZISM Security Benchmark SS-3

Software security

14.1.9 Maintaining hardened SOEs

Customer

n/a

Whilst a SOE can be sufficiently hardened when it is deployed, its security will progressively degrade over time. Agencies can address the degradation of the security of a SOE by ensuring that patches are continually applied, system users are not able to disable or bypass security functionality and antivirus and other security software is appropriately maintained with the latest signatures and updates. End Point Agents monitor traffic and apply security policies on applications, storage interfaces and data in real-time. Administrators actively block or monitor and log policy breaches. The End Point Agent can also create forensic monitoring to facilitate incident investigation. End Point Agents can monitor user activity, such as the cut, copy, paste, print, print screen operations and copying data to external drives and other devices. The Agent can then apply policies to limit such activity.

RBI_CSF_Banks_v2016

13.1

RBI_CSF_Banks_v2016_13.1

Advanced Real-Timethreat Defenceand Management

Advanced Real-Timethreat Defenceand Management-13.1

n/a

Build a robust defence against the installation, spread, and execution of malicious code at multiple points in the enterprise.

RBI_CSF_Banks_v2016

17.1

RBI_CSF_Banks_v2016_17.1

Audit Log Settings

Audit Log Settings-17.1

n/a

Implement and periodically validate settings for capturing of appropriate logs/audit trails of each device, system software and application software , ensuring that logs include minimum information to uniquely identify the log for example by including a date, timestamp, source addresses, destination addresses, and various other useful elements of each packet and/or event and/or transaction.

RBI_CSF_Banks_v2016

8.4

RBI_CSF_Banks_v2016_8.4

User Access Control / Management

User Access Control / Management-8.4

n/a

Implement centralised authentication and authorisation system or accessing and administering applications, operating systems, databases, network and security devices/systems, point of connectivity (local/remote, etc.) including enforcement of strong password policy, two-factor/multi-factor authentication depending on risk assessment and following the principle of least privileges and separation of duties.

RBI_ITF_NBFC_v2017

3.1.b

RBI_ITF_NBFC_v2017_3.1.b

RBI IT Framework 3.1.b

Information and Cyber Security

Segregation of Functions-3.1

n/a

The IS Policy must provide for a IS framework with the following basic tenets: Segregation of functions: There should be segregation of the duties of the Security Officer/Group (both physical security as well as cyber security) dealing exclusively with information systems security and the Information Technology division which actually implements the computer systems. The information security function should be adequately resourced in terms of the number of staff, level of skill and tools or techniques like risk assessment, security architecture, vulnerability assessment, forensic assessment, etc. Further, there should be a clear segregation of responsibilities relating to system administration, database administration and transaction processing.

RMiT_v1.0

10.54

RMiT_v1.0_10.54

RMiT 10.54

Access Control

Access Control - 10.54

Shared

n/a

A financial institution must implement an appropriate access controls policy for the identification, authentication and authorisation of users (internal and external users such as third party service providers). This must address both logical and physical technology access controls which are commensurate with the level of risk of unauthorised access to its technology systems.

RMiT_v1.0

10.61

RMiT_v1.0_10.61

RMiT 10.61

Access Control

Access Control - 10.61

Shared

n/a

A financial institution must ensure' (a) access controls to enterprise-wide systems are effectively managed and monitored; and (b) user activities in critical systems are logged for audit and investigations. Activity logs must be maintained for at least three years and regularly reviewed in a timely manner.