NIST CSF: PR.PT-3 Subcategory

From NIST's Cyber Security Framework (version 1):

The principle of least functionality is incorporated by configuring systems to provide only essential capabilities

Cyber Threat Graph Context

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CSF Mapped to SP800-53 Controls

Generated from NIST's SP800-53/CSF Crosswalk mappings.

Node
CM-7: Least Functionality
AC-3: Access Enforcement

Related ISO 27001 Controls

Annex A controls from ISO 27001 (2013) which are related to this CSF subcategory, taken from mappings by NIST and additional data from Ofgem.

  • Access to networks and network services (9.1.2)
    ISO 27001:2013

Related ISA/IEC 62443 Controls

Clauses and controls from IEC 62443 (62443-2-1 and 62443-3-3) which are related to this CSF subcategory, taken from mappings by NIST and additional data from Ofgem.

  • Develop a policy for remote login and connections (4.3.3.6.6)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Access via untrusted networks (SR 1.13)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Strength of password-based authentication (SR 1.7)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Establish appropriate logical and physical permission methods to access IACS devices (4.3.3.7.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates (SR 1.8)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Control access to information or systems via role-based access accounts (4.3.3.7.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Authenticator management (SR 1.5)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Require re-authentication after remote system inactivity (4.3.3.6.8)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Develop an authentication strategy (4.3.3.6.1)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Authorization enforcement (SR 2.1)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Strength of public key authentication (SR 1.9)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Account management (SR 1.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Authenticate all users before system use (4.3.3.6.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Identifier management (SR 1.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Human User Identification and Authentication (SR 1.1)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Remote session termination (SR 2.6)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Require strong authentication methods for system administration and application configuration (4.3.3.6.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Authenticator feedback (SR 1.10)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Session lock (SR 2.5)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Concurrent session control (SR 2.7)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Employ authentication for task-to task communication (4.3.3.6.9)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Use control for portable and mobile devices (SR 2.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Mobile code (SR 2.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Employ multiple authorization methods for critical IACS (4.3.3.7.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Wireless access management (SR 1.6)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Define an authorization security policy (4.3.3.7.1)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Unsuccessful login attempts (SR 1.11)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Change default passwords (4.3.3.5.7)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Review account permissions (4.3.3.5.6)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Identify individuals (4.3.3.5.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • System use notification (SR 1.12)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Software process and device identification and authentication (SR 1.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Suspend or remove unneeded accounts (4.3.3.5.5)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Authenticate all remote users at the appropriate level (4.3.3.6.5)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Disable access account after failed remote login attempts (4.3.3.6.7)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Wireless use control (SR 2.2)
    ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:2013
  • Audit account administration (4.3.3.5.8)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Log and review all access attempts to critical systems (4.3.3.6.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Authorize account access (4.3.3.5.3)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Access accounts implement authorization security policy (4.3.3.5.1)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009
  • Record access accounts (4.3.3.5.4)
    ISA/IEC 62443-2-1:2009

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

See which MITRE ATT&CK techniques this control helps to protect against. This is based on mappings to associated SP800-53 controls.

ATT&CK ID Title Associated Tactics
T1552.003 Bash History Credential Access
T1071.004 DNS Command and Control
T1048.001 Exfiltration Over Symmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol Exfiltration
T1133 External Remote Services Initial Access, Persistence
T1136.002 Domain Account Persistence
T1213.001 Confluence Collection
T1218.004 InstallUtil Defense Evasion
T1498 Network Denial of Service Impact
T1553.004 Install Root Certificate Defense Evasion
T1036.007 Double File Extension Defense Evasion
T1557.002 ARP Cache Poisoning Collection, Credential Access
T1559.002 Dynamic Data Exchange Execution
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
T1552.007 Container API Credential Access
T1562.006 Indicator Blocking Defense Evasion
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle Collection, Credential Access
T1218.008 Odbcconf Defense Evasion
T1053 Scheduled Task/Job Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1559 Inter-Process Communication Execution
T1187 Forced Authentication Credential Access
T1610 Deploy Container Defense Evasion, Execution
T1036 Masquerading Defense Evasion
T1011.001 Exfiltration Over Bluetooth Exfiltration
T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation Execution
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1098.001 Additional Cloud Credentials Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol Command and Control
T1218.012 Verclsid Defense Evasion
T1098.004 SSH Authorized Keys Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1553.001 Gatekeeper Bypass Defense Evasion
T1195 Supply Chain Compromise Initial Access
T1197 BITS Jobs Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1095 Non-Application Layer Protocol Command and Control
T1482 Domain Trust Discovery Discovery
T1059.005 Visual Basic Execution
T1602.002 Network Device Configuration Dump Collection
T1104 Multi-Stage Channels Command and Control
T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1498.002 Reflection Amplification Impact
T1562.003 Impair Command History Logging Defense Evasion
T1071.003 Mail Protocols Command and Control
T1106 Native API Execution
T1136 Create Account Persistence
T1612 Build Image on Host Defense Evasion
T1564.002 Hidden Users Defense Evasion
T1563.001 SSH Hijacking Lateral Movement
T1102.001 Dead Drop Resolver Command and Control
T1530 Data from Cloud Storage Collection
T1543 Create or Modify System Process Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1102.003 One-Way Communication Command and Control
T1218.003 CMSTP Defense Evasion
T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy Command and Control
T1219 Remote Access Software Command and Control
T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography Command and Control
T1555.004 Windows Credential Manager Credential Access
T1553.005 Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Defense Evasion
T1218.013 Mavinject Defense Evasion
T1565.003 Runtime Data Manipulation Impact
T1546.008 Accessibility Features Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1546.010 AppInit DLLs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1037 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1037.001 Logon Script (Windows) Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1557.001 LLMNR/NBT-NS Poisoning and SMB Relay Collection, Credential Access
T1602 Data from Configuration Repository Collection
T1080 Taint Shared Content Lateral Movement
T1216.001 PubPrn Defense Evasion
T1221 Template Injection Defense Evasion
T1048.003 Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol Exfiltration
T1563.002 RDP Hijacking Lateral Movement
T1574.012 COR_PROFILER Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
T1052.001 Exfiltration over USB Exfiltration
T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
T1499.003 Application Exhaustion Flood Impact
T1574.006 Dynamic Linker Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1599 Network Boundary Bridging Defense Evasion
T1129 Shared Modules Execution
T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
T1570 Lateral Tool Transfer Lateral Movement
T1053.005 Scheduled Task Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1542.005 TFTP Boot Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1484 Domain Policy Modification Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1112 Modify Registry Defense Evasion
T1569.002 Service Execution Execution
T1542.004 ROMMONkit Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
T1195.002 Compromise Software Supply Chain Initial Access
T1087 Account Discovery Discovery
T1647 Plist File Modification Defense Evasion
T1205.001 Port Knocking Command and Control, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1573 Encrypted Channel Command and Control
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
T1036.005 Match Legitimate Name or Location Defense Evasion
T1087.002 Domain Account Discovery
T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact
T1569 System Services Execution
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Command and Control
T1199 Trusted Relationship Initial Access
T1563 Remote Service Session Hijacking Lateral Movement
T1092 Communication Through Removable Media Command and Control
T1553.003 SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking Defense Evasion
T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
T1546.006 LC_LOAD_DYLIB Addition Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1574.007 Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1613 Container and Resource Discovery Discovery
T1525 Implant Internal Image Persistence
T1218.007 Msiexec Defense Evasion
T1546.002 Screensaver Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1499.002 Service Exhaustion Flood Impact
T1564.008 Email Hiding Rules Defense Evasion
T1548.003 Sudo and Sudo Caching Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1021.003 Distributed Component Object Model Lateral Movement
T1505.004 IIS Components Persistence
T1218.002 Control Panel Defense Evasion
T1048.002 Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol Exfiltration
T1556.002 Password Filter DLL Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1557.003 DHCP Spoofing Collection, Credential Access
T1135 Network Share Discovery Discovery
T1008 Fallback Channels Command and Control
T1609 Container Administration Command Execution
T1553 Subvert Trust Controls Defense Evasion
T1564.006 Run Virtual Instance Defense Evasion
T1562.004 Disable or Modify System Firewall Defense Evasion
T1218.009 Regsvcs/Regasm Defense Evasion
T1562.002 Disable Windows Event Logging Defense Evasion
T1071.002 File Transfer Protocols Command and Control
T1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol Exfiltration
T1090.002 External Proxy Command and Control
T1204.003 Malicious Image Execution
T1648 Serverless Execution Execution
T1204 User Execution Execution
T1090 Proxy Command and Control
T1574.001 DLL Search Order Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1218.005 Mshta Defense Evasion
T1102 Web Service Command and Control
T1601.002 Downgrade System Image Defense Evasion
T1547.004 Winlogon Helper DLL Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1489 Service Stop Impact
T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium Exfiltration
T1602.001 SNMP (MIB Dump) Collection
T1565 Data Manipulation Impact
T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol Lateral Movement
T1072 Software Deployment Tools Execution, Lateral Movement
T1218.001 Compiled HTML File Defense Evasion
T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Evasion
T1053.002 At Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography Command and Control
T1572 Protocol Tunneling Command and Control
T1021.006 Windows Remote Management Lateral Movement
T1216 System Script Proxy Execution Defense Evasion
T1564.003 Hidden Window Defense Evasion
T1218.014 MMC Defense Evasion
T1552.005 Cloud Instance Metadata API Credential Access
T1548.001 Setuid and Setgid Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution Defense Evasion
T1559.003 XPC Services Execution
T1574.009 Path Interception by Unquoted Path Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
T1011 Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium Exfiltration
T1220 XSL Script Processing Defense Evasion
T1553.006 Code Signing Policy Modification Defense Evasion
T1071.001 Web Protocols Command and Control
T1601 Modify System Image Defense Evasion
T1562 Impair Defenses Defense Evasion
T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares Lateral Movement
T1601.001 Patch System Image Defense Evasion
T1046 Network Service Discovery Discovery
T1090.001 Internal Proxy Command and Control
T1556 Modify Authentication Process Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1498.001 Direct Network Flood Impact
T1562.009 Safe Mode Boot Defense Evasion
T1204.002 Malicious File Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
T1021.005 VNC Lateral Movement
T1546.009 AppCert DLLs Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication Command and Control
T1127 Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution Defense Evasion
T1548.004 Elevated Execution with Prompt Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1136.003 Cloud Account Persistence
T1176 Browser Extensions Persistence
T1205 Traffic Signaling Command and Control, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1599.001 Network Address Translation Traversal Defense Evasion
T1087.001 Local Account Discovery
T1547.007 Re-opened Applications Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1622 Debugger Evasion Defense Evasion, Discovery
T1537 Transfer Data to Cloud Account Exfiltration
T1547.006 Kernel Modules and Extensions Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1564.009 Resource Forking Defense Evasion
T1574.008 Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1213.002 Sharepoint Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories Collection
T1571 Non-Standard Port Command and Control
T1611 Escape to Host Privilege Escalation
T1195.001 Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools Initial Access
T1499.001 OS Exhaustion Flood Impact
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
T1558.001 Golden Ticket Credential Access
T1110.001 Password Guessing Credential Access
T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
T1087.004 Cloud Account Discovery
T1542 Pre-OS Boot Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1619 Cloud Storage Object Discovery Discovery
T1114.002 Remote Email Collection Collection
T1098.003 Additional Cloud Roles Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1078.002 Domain Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1070.008 Clear Mailbox Data Defense Evasion
T1606.001 Web Cookies Credential Access
T1036.003 Rename System Utilities Defense Evasion
T1059.006 Python Execution
T1491.001 Internal Defacement Impact
T1056.003 Web Portal Capture Collection, Credential Access
T1491.002 External Defacement Impact
T1037.005 Startup Items Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1037.002 Login Hook Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1078.004 Cloud Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1037.004 RC Scripts Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1546.004 Unix Shell Configuration Modification Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1134.005 SID-History Injection Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1561.001 Disk Content Wipe Impact
T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service Exfiltration
T1556.001 Domain Controller Authentication Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1569.001 Launchctl Execution
T1222.001 Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
T1070.007 Clear Network Connection History and Configurations Defense Evasion
T1550.002 Pass the Hash Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1025 Data from Removable Media Collection
T1574.004 Dylib Hijacking Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
T1037.003 Network Logon Script Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1606.002 SAML Tokens Credential Access
T1538 Cloud Service Dashboard Discovery
T1222.002 Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
T1564.004 NTFS File Attributes Defense Evasion
T1055.009 Proc Memory Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1561.002 Disk Structure Wipe Impact
T1552.002 Credentials in Registry Credential Access
T1505.005 Terminal Services DLL Persistence
T1078.003 Local Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1485 Data Destruction Impact
T1556.004 Network Device Authentication Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
T1070.003 Clear Command History Defense Evasion
T1114 Email Collection Collection
T1053.006 Systemd Timers Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1578.003 Delete Cloud Instance Defense Evasion
T1070.002 Clear Linux or Mac System Logs Defense Evasion
T1110.004 Credential Stuffing Credential Access
T1055 Process Injection Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
T1136.001 Local Account Persistence
T1546.013 PowerShell Profile Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1606 Forge Web Credentials Credential Access
T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
T1098.005 Device Registration Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1055.008 Ptrace System Calls Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1528 Steal Application Access Token Credential Access
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
T1546.003 Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1543.001 Launch Agent Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel Exfiltration
T1021 Remote Services Lateral Movement
T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1200 Hardware Additions Initial Access
T1556.003 Pluggable Authentication Modules Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1550.003 Pass the Ticket Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1505 Server Software Component Persistence
T1495 Firmware Corruption Impact
T1547.009 Shortcut Modification Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1558.004 AS-REP Roasting Credential Access
T1578.002 Create Cloud Instance Defense Evasion
T1558 Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets Credential Access
T1505.002 Transport Agent Persistence
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification Defense Evasion
T1543.003 Windows Service Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1543.004 Launch Daemon Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1542.001 System Firmware Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
T1558.002 Silver Ticket Credential Access
T1561 Disk Wipe Impact
T1542.003 Bootkit Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1556.007 Hybrid Identity Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1134.003 Make and Impersonate Token Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1134 Access Token Manipulation Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1574.010 Services File Permissions Weakness Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement
T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
T1070.001 Clear Windows Event Logs Defense Evasion
T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact
T1562.008 Disable or Modify Cloud Logs Defense Evasion
T1134.001 Token Impersonation/Theft Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1558.003 Kerberoasting Credential Access
T1110.003 Password Spraying Credential Access
T1562.007 Disable or Modify Cloud Firewall Defense Evasion
T1574.005 Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1091 Replication Through Removable Media Initial Access, Lateral Movement
T1578 Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure Defense Evasion
T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement
T1213.003 Code Repositories Collection
T1070 Indicator Removal Defense Evasion
T1578.001 Create Snapshot Defense Evasion
T1491 Defacement Impact
T1547.013 XDG Autostart Entries Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1134.002 Create Process with Token Defense Evasion, Privilege Escalation
T1580 Cloud Infrastructure Discovery Discovery
T1556.006 Multi-Factor Authentication Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence
T1110.002 Password Cracking Credential Access
T1053.003 Cron Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1543.002 Systemd Service Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
T1053.007 Container Orchestration Job Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1070.009 Clear Persistence Defense Evasion
T1098.002 Additional Email Delegate Permissions Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1559.001 Component Object Model Execution
T1059.002 AppleScript Execution
T1547.012 Print Processors Persistence, Privilege Escalation
T1547.003 Time Providers Persistence, Privilege Escalation

CSF Mapped to the NCSC CAF

Cyber Assessment Framework mappings generated from UK Cabinet Office data.

Control ID Name Description
B2.b Device Management You fully know and have trust in the devices that are used to access your networks, information systems and data that support your essential function.
B2.c Privileged User Management You closely manage privileged user access to networks and information systems supporting the essential function.
B2.a Identity Verification, Authentication and Authorisation You robustly verify, authenticate and authorise access to the networks and information systems supporting your essential function.
B2.d Identity and Access Management (IdAM) You closely manage and maintain identity and access control for users, devices and systems accessing the networks and information systems supporting the essential function.