Network Monitoring
What is Network Monitoring?
The continuous observation of network performance and security using tools that track traffic, detect anomalies, and alert on potential threats.
Terms that appear alongside network monitoring
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as network monitoring. The number is how many controls name both.
- audit 4 shared controls
- authentication 4 shared controls
- cybersecurity 4 shared controls
- remote access 3 shared controls
- traffic analysis 3 shared controls
- continuous monitoring 3 shared controls
- lateral movement 2 shared controls
- zero trust 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern network monitoring
What the standards actually require on network monitoring
Requirements naming network monitoring across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Network monitoring and defense. Implements CyFun DE.CM-1: the network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events.
BE-CF-12 · Network monitoring and defense →The network is monitored and controlled to prevent service interruption and leakage of important information from DDoS, unauthorised connections and the like.
south-korea-cloud-security-assurance-program-csap::11.1.2 · Network monitoring and control →ARCHITECTURE domain. Implement network protections including segmentation between IT and OT, boundary protection, and network monitoring.
ARCH-2 · Implement Network Protections →The audit assesses how the cybersecurity programme protects personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, destruction, use or release, and from loss of availability, covering the written programme and each applicable component: authentication (inc...
ccpa-cpra::CCR 7123 · Scope the audit across the 18 programme components and report fully →The organisation gives individuals notice when collecting their personal information stating the legal authority, the consequences of refusing, rights of access, correction and protection, a warning that system use may be monitored with statements on routine n...
canada-itsp-10-033-security-and-privacy-controls-and-assurance-activities-catalogue::PT-05 · PT-05 Privacy notice →Real-time network monitoring and detection is in place and takes in sector-wide event information.
ffiec-cybersecurity-assessment-tool-cat::D3.DC.Ev.A.2 · D3.DC.Ev.A.2 Event Detection (Advanced 2) →Questions people ask about network monitoring
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