SM-04 Incident & Security Monitoring

Security Alerting & Anomaly Monitoring

Suspicious access is detected and acted upon.

Domain
Incident & Security Monitoring
Control type
Detective
Automated / manual
Automated
Frequency
Continuous
Framework reference
MAS TRM – Logging

What good looks like

Failed logins, impossible travel and anomalies alert security and are triaged/closed.

Risk if it fails

Undetected brute-force/account takeover.

How Tess tests it

3 tests — each concludes only on cited evidence.

Detection rules defined

Design
Procedure
Inspect SIEM rules.
Expected
Failed-login/impossible-travel rules exist.
Sample
1 (design inspection)
Evidence
SIEM rules, alert tickets, investigation notes.

Alerts generated and routed to security

Operating
Procedure
Inspect alert routing.
Expected
Routed to security promptly.
Sample
25 (or full config inspection)
Evidence
SIEM rules, alert tickets, investigation notes.

Alerts triaged and closed

Operating
Procedure
Sample alerts.
Expected
Investigated and documented.
Sample
25 (or full config inspection)
Evidence
SIEM rules, alert tickets, investigation notes.

Evidence Tess looks for

SIEM rules, alert tickets, investigation notes.

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