User Access Review
What is User Access Review?
A periodic examination of user access rights across systems to verify that permissions are appropriate and no unauthorized access exists.
Frameworks that govern user access review
What the standards actually require on user access review
Requirements naming user access review across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.
Recertify user access against least privilege and separation of duties at a frequency set by the organisation's risk tolerance, and withdraw what is no longer justified.
CCM-IAM-08 · User Access Review →SOC 1 (SSAE 18 / ISAE 3402)1 control
User access to financially relevant systems is reviewed periodically by system owners to confirm continued appropriateness
CO-LogicalAccess-3 · Periodic User Access Review →Questions people ask about user access review
What is User Access Review?
A periodic examination of user access rights across systems to verify that permissions are appropriate and no unauthorized access exists.
Why is User Access Review important for compliance?
User Access Review is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding user access review helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address User Access Review?
User Access Review appears in the requirement text of Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, SOC 1 (SSAE 18 / ISAE 3402). Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about User Access Review?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how user access review applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.
See how User Access Review applies across compliance frameworks
Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.
Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.