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Mapped to NIST 800-171 Requirement: 3.14.7
CMMC Assessment Objective: SI.L2-3.14.7[b]

What This Control Means
After identifying detection methods (SI.L2-3.14.7[a]), this objective ensures you record them properly in your security documentation, such as:
• Your System Security Plan (SSP)
• Monitoring policies and procedures
• Incident response plans
Documentation must show how unauthorized activities are detected, tracked, and responded to.

Why It Matters
Without documentation:
• Detection efforts may be inconsistent or incomplete
• Auditors cannot validate that unauthorized use monitoring is active
• Incident response teams may lack clear triggers for escalation
• You risk missing or mismanaging insider and external threats
Documenting detection methods ensures visibility, clarity, and accountability.

How to Implement It
1. Update the SSP and Policies Document:
• Tools used for detecting unauthorized use (e.g., SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS)
• Types of activities flagged as unauthorized (e.g., privilege escalation, failed logins)
• Alerting thresholds and escalation procedures
2. Map to CUI Systems
• Clearly state which CUI systems are under monitoring
• Define any specific unauthorized use cases unique to CUI environments
3. Assign Responsibility
• Name individuals or teams responsible for reviewing detection logs and managing responses
4. Link to Incident Response
• Ensure detection documentation ties directly to your incident response workflows

Evidence the Assessor Will Look For
• SSP entries describing unauthorized use detection activities
• Policy documents defining unauthorized activity monitoring
• SIEM, EDR, or IDS/IPS configuration snapshots
• Incident response documentation triggered by detection events
• System logs showing detected unauthorized activity attempts

Common Gaps
• Unauthorized use detection mentioned in general, but not tied to specific tools or events
• CUI systems monitored inconsistently compared to other systems
• No ownership assigned for unauthorized use monitoring or response
• No formal link between detection alerts and incident handling

How Cuick Trac Helps
Cuick Trac supports this requirement by:
• Documenting tools and techniques used for detecting unauthorized system use
• Mapping detection activities to CUI system inventories
• Assigning and tracking ownership of monitoring and response activities
• Linking unauthorized use detection events to incident response processes
• Keeping your SSP and monitoring documentation audit-ready
With Cuick Trac, unauthorized access isn’t just detected—it’s recorded, addressed, and documented.

Final CTA
You can’t respond to what you don’t detect—and you can’t defend what you don’t document.
Schedule a Cuick Trac demo to document your unauthorized use detection strategy and close every gap around your CUI systems.