CAF Outcome B2.c: Privileged User Management

From the UK NCSC's Cyber Assessment Framework (version 3.1):

You closely manage privileged user access to networks and information systems supporting the essential function.

Cyber Threat Graph Context

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NCSC CAF Mapped to NIST CSF

B2.c: Privileged User Management to CSF mappings generated from UK Cabinet Office table.

Control ID Description
DE.CM-3 Personnel activity is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
PR.MA-2 Remote maintenance of organizational assets is approved, logged, and performed in a manner that prevents unauthorized access
PR.AC-5 Network integrity is protected (e.g., network segregation, network segmentation)
DE.CM-6 External service provider activity is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
RS.AN-1 Notifications from detection systems are investigated
PR.AC-3 Remote access is managed
PR.PT-3 The principle of least functionality is incorporated by configuring systems to provide only essential capabilities
PR.AC-6 Identities are proofed and bound to credentials and asserted in interactions
PR.PT-1 Audit/log records are determined, documented, implemented, and reviewed in accordance with policy
PR.AC-1 Identities and credentials are issued, managed, verified, revoked, and audited for authorized devices, users and processes
PR.AC-7 Users, devices, and other assets are authenticated (e.g., single-factor, multi-factor) commensurate with the risk of the transaction (e.g., individuals’ security and privacy risks and other organizational risks)
PR.DS-5 Protections against data leaks are implemented
PR.AC-4 Access permissions and authorizations are managed, incorporating the principles of least privilege and separation of duties
DE.CM-7 Monitoring for unauthorized personnel, connections, devices, and software is performed

ATT&CK Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK mitigations which map to this CAF outcome, based on mappings by Ofgem.

Related ISA/IEC 62443 Controls

Clauses and controls from IEC 62443 (62443-2-1 and 62443-3-3) which are related to this CAF outcome, taken from mappings by Ofgem.

  • Remote session termination (SR 2.6)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Authenticator management (SR 1.5)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • General purpose person-to-person communication restrictions (SR 5.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Human User Identification and Authentication (SR 1.1)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Software process and device identification and authentication (SR 1.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Identifier management (SR 1.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Audit account administration (4.3.3.5.8)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Record access accounts (4.3.3.5.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Suspend or remove unneeded accounts (4.3.3.5.5)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Employ multiple authorization methods for critical IACS (4.3.3.7.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Identify individuals (4.3.3.5.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Provide entry controls (4.3.3.3.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Review account permissions (4.3.3.5.6)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Establish appropriate logical and physical permission methods to access IACS devices (4.3.3.7.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Establish physical security perimeters (4.3.3.3.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009

Related ISO 27001 Controls

Clauses and controls from ISO 27001 (2013) which are related to this CAF outcome, taken from mappings by Ofgem.

  • Physical security perimeter (11.1.1)
    ISO 27001:2013
  • Management of privileged access rights (9.2.3)
    ISO 27001:2013
  • Physical entry controls (11.1.2)
    ISO 27001:2013
  • Secure log-on procedures (9.4.2)
    ISO 27001:2013
  • Access to networks and network services (9.1.2)
    ISO 27001:2013
  • Administrator and operator logs (12.4.3)
    ISO 27001:2013
  • Review of user access rights (9.2.5)
    ISO 27001:2013

Related SP800-53 Controls

Generated from NISTs SP800-53/CSF Crosswalk mappings.

Node
AU-12: Audit Record Generation
CM-10: Software Usage Restrictions
CA-7: Continuous Monitoring
AC-2: Account Management
CM-11: User-installed Software
AU-13: Monitoring for Information Disclosure
MA-4: Nonlocal Maintenance
SC-7: Boundary Protection
AC-4: Information Flow Enforcement
AC-10: Concurrent Session Control
SA-9: External System Services
PS-7: External Personnel Security
SA-4: Acquisition Process
SI-4: System Monitoring
IR-5: Incident Monitoring
PE-6: Monitoring Physical Access
IR-4: Incident Handling
AU-6: Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting
SC-15: Collaborative Computing Devices and Applications
AC-1: Policy and Procedures
AC-20: Use of External Systems
AC-17: Remote Access
AC-19: Access Control for Mobile Devices
CM-7: Least Functionality
AC-3: Access Enforcement
IA-5: Authenticator Management
IA-2: Identification and Authentication (organizational Users)
IA-4: Identifier Management
PE-2: Physical Access Authorizations
PS-3: Personnel Screening
AC-24: Access Control Decisions
AC-16: Security and Privacy Attributes
IA-1: Policy and Procedures
IA-8: Identification and Authentication (non-organizational Users)
IA-7: Cryptographic Module Authentication
IA-11: Re-authentication
IA-6: Authentication Feedback
IA-9: Service Identification and Authentication
IA-3: Device Identification and Authentication
IA-10: Adaptive Authentication
AC-14: Permitted Actions Without Identification or Authentication
AC-9: Previous Logon Notification
AC-12: Session Termination
AC-8: System Use Notification
AC-7: Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
AC-11: Device Lock
PE-19: Information Leakage
SC-31: Covert Channel Analysis
AC-5: Separation of Duties
AC-6: Least Privilege
PS-6: Access Agreements
SC-13: Cryptographic Protection
SC-8: Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
CM-3: Configuration Change Control
PE-3: Physical Access Control
PE-20: Asset Monitoring and Tracking
CM-8: System Component Inventory

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

See which MITRE ATT&CK techniques this control helps to protect against. This is based on the above mappings to ATT&CK mitigations by Ofgem.

ATT&CK ID Title Associated Tactics
T1098.002 Additional Email Delegate Permissions Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1110.002 Password Cracking Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1078.004 Cloud Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1098.003 Additional Cloud Roles Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
T1601.002 Downgrade System Image Defense Evasion
T1133 External Remote Services Initial Access, Persistence
T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol Lateral Movement
T1098.001 Additional Cloud Credentials Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1556.006 Multi-Factor Authentication Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1530 Data from Cloud Storage Collection
T1556.001 Domain Controller Authentication Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1601 Modify System Image Defense Evasion
T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement
T1078.002 Domain Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1599.001 Network Address Translation Traversal Defense Evasion
T1021 Remote Services Lateral Movement
T1114 Email Collection Collection
T1556 Modify Authentication Process Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1110.001 Password Guessing Credential Access
T1098.006 Additional Container Cluster Roles Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1599 Network Boundary Bridging Defense Evasion
T1072 Software Deployment Tools Execution, Lateral Movement
T1136.001 Local Account Persistence
T1136.003 Cloud Account Persistence
T1098.005 Device Registration Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1040 Network Sniffing Credential Access, Discovery
T1621 Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation Credential Access
T1136 Create Account Persistence
T1136.002 Domain Account Persistence
T1110.003 Password Spraying Credential Access
T1556.003 Pluggable Authentication Modules Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1199 Trusted Relationship Initial Access
T1021.007 Cloud Services Lateral Movement
T1556.004 Network Device Authentication Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1556.007 Hybrid Identity Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1601.001 Patch System Image Defense Evasion
T1110.004 Credential Stuffing Credential Access
T1213.003 Code Repositories Collection
T1114.002 Remote Email Collection Collection
T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1525 Implant Internal Image Persistence
T1574.009 Path Interception by Unquoted Path Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1574.010 Services File Permissions Weakness Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1574.007 Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information Defense Evasion
T1574.008 Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1574.005 Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1204.003 Malicious Image Execution
T1562.007 Disable or Modify Cloud Firewall Defense Evasion
T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
T1505.004 IIS Components Persistence
T1560 Archive Collected Data Collection
T1563.002 RDP Hijacking Lateral Movement
T1593.003 Code Repositories Reconnaissance
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
T1606.001 Web Cookies Credential Access
T1564.008 Email Hiding Rules Defense Evasion
T1578.005 Modify Cloud Compute Configurations Defense Evasion
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
T1053.002 At Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1087.004 Cloud Account Discovery
T1176 Browser Extensions Persistence
T1053 Scheduled Task/Job Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1562.012 Disable or Modify Linux Audit System Defense Evasion
T1562.002 Disable Windows Event Logging Defense Evasion
T1505.005 Terminal Services DLL Persistence
T1059.006 Python Execution
T1653 Power Settings Persistence
T1505 Server Software Component Persistence
T1610 Deploy Container Defense Evasion, Execution
T1053.005 Scheduled Task Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1542.005 TFTP Boot Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1114.003 Email Forwarding Rule Collection
T1546.006 LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1612 Build Image on Host Defense Evasion
T1213 Data from Information Repositories Collection
T1053.003 Cron Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1213.002 Sharepoint Collection
T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Access
T1578 Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure Defense Evasion
T1528 Steal Application Access Token Credential Access
T1543.004 Launch Daemon Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1027.011 Fileless Storage Defense Evasion
T1543.003 Windows Service Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1550.001 Application Access Token Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1070.008 Clear Mailbox Data Defense Evasion
T1593 Search Open Websites/Domains Reconnaissance
T1606.002 SAML Tokens Credential Access
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1606 Forge Web Credentials Credential Access
T1560.001 Archive via Utility Collection
T1505.002 Transport Agent Persistence
T1562.004 Disable or Modify System Firewall Defense Evasion
T1552.008 Chat Messages Credential Access
T1562 Impair Defenses Defense Evasion
T1484 Domain Policy Modification Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1578.003 Delete Cloud Instance Defense Evasion
T1505.001 SQL Stored Procedures Persistence
T1574.002 DLL Side-Loading Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences Credential Access
T1578.002 Create Cloud Instance Defense Evasion
T1574.001 DLL Search Order Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1482 Domain Trust Discovery Discovery
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1649 Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates Credential Access
T1558.004 AS-REP Roasting Credential Access
T1542.004 ROMMONkit Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1213.001 Confluence Collection
T1552.002 Credentials in Registry Credential Access
T1484.001 Group Policy Modification Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1021.005 VNC Lateral Movement
T1556.008 Network Provider DLL Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1578.001 Create Snapshot Defense Evasion
T1543 Create or Modify System Process Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1552.007 Container API Credential Access
T1543.002 Systemd Service Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1654 Log Enumeration Discovery
T1489 Service Stop Impact
T1609 Container Administration Command Execution
T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact
T1021.008 Direct Cloud VM Connections Lateral Movement
T1053.007 Container Orchestration Job Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1537 Transfer Data to Cloud Account Exfiltration
T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Evasion
T1548.005 Temporary Elevated Cloud Access Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation Execution
T1547.004 Winlogon Helper DLL Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1569.001 Launchctl Execution
T1547.013 XDG Autostart Entries Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1574.012 COR_PROFILER Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol Exfiltration
T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
T1020.001 Traffic Duplication Exfiltration
T1648 Serverless Execution Execution
T1134.001 Token Impersonation/Theft Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1134.003 Make and Impersonate Token Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1197 BITS Jobs Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1053.006 Systemd Timers Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1580 Cloud Infrastructure Discovery Discovery
T1562.008 Disable or Modify Cloud Logs Defense Evasion
T1538 Cloud Service Dashboard Discovery
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
T1550.003 Pass the Ticket Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1569 System Services Execution
T1562.006 Indicator Blocking Defense Evasion
T1134 Access Token Manipulation Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1547.009 Shortcut Modification Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection
T1619 Cloud Storage Object Discovery Discovery
T1547.006 Kernel Modules and Extensions Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1543.001 Launch Agent Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1547.012 Print Processors Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1657 Financial Theft Impact
T1134.002 Create Process with Token Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1563 Remote Service Session Hijacking Lateral Movement
T1546.003 Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1550.002 Pass the Hash Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1098.004 SSH Authorized Keys Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1613 Container and Resource Discovery Discovery
T1006 Direct Volume Access Defense Evasion
T1036.005 Match Legitimate Name or Location Defense Evasion
T1037.005 Startup Items Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1546.013 PowerShell Profile Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1563.001 SSH Hijacking Lateral Movement
T1036 Masquerading Defense Evasion
T1222.001 Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
T1548.003 Sudo and Sudo Caching Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1037.004 RC Scripts Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1037 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1546.004 Unix Shell Configuration Modification Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1055.009 Proc Memory Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1569.002 Service Execution Execution
T1037.003 Network Logon Script Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1070.003 Clear Command History Defense Evasion
T1565 Data Manipulation Impact
T1218.002 Control Panel Defense Evasion
T1070.002 Clear Linux or Mac System Logs Defense Evasion
T1574.004 Dylib Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1565.003 Runtime Data Manipulation Impact
T1222.002 Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
T1037.002 Login Hook Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1070.009 Clear Persistence Defense Evasion
T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact
T1070.001 Clear Windows Event Logs Defense Evasion
T1547.003 Time Providers Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1564.004 NTFS File Attributes Defense Evasion
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
T1553.003 SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking Defense Evasion
T1070 Indicator Removal Defense Evasion
T1036.003 Rename System Utilities Defense Evasion
T1080 Taint Shared Content Lateral Movement
T1059.009 Cloud API Execution
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
T1556.005 Reversible Encryption Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1611 Escape to Host Privilege Escalation
T1558 Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets Credential Access
T1555.006 Cloud Secrets Management Stores Credential Access
T1056.003 Web Portal Capture Collection, Credential Access
T1651 Cloud Administration Command Execution
T1542.001 System Firmware Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares Lateral Movement
T1558.003 Kerberoasting Credential Access
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution Defense Evasion
T1484.002 Domain Trust Modification Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1078.003 Local Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1558.002 Silver Ticket Credential Access
T1555 Credentials from Password Stores Credential Access
T1558.001 Golden Ticket Credential Access
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
T1559.001 Component Object Model Execution
T1542.003 Bootkit Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
T1542 Pre-OS Boot Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1559 Inter-Process Communication Execution
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
T1218.007 Msiexec Defense Evasion
T1021.006 Windows Remote Management Lateral Movement
T1562.009 Safe Mode Boot Defense Evasion
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
T1495 Firmware Corruption Impact
T1055 Process Injection Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1021.003 Distributed Component Object Model Lateral Movement
T1553.006 Code Signing Policy Modification Defense Evasion
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
T1055.008 Ptrace System Calls Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
T1546.011 Application Shimming Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1037.001 Logon Script (Windows) Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1574.011 Services Registry Permissions Weakness Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1553 Subvert Trust Controls Defense Evasion
T1112 Modify Registry Defense Evasion
T1070.007 Clear Network Connection History and Configurations Defense Evasion