Mapped to NIST 800-171 Requirement: 3.14.7
CMMC Assessment Objective: SI.L2-3.14.7[c]
What This Control Means
This is the operational validation checkpoint.
You must demonstrate that:
• Unauthorized use attempts are detected, logged, and investigated
• Your SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, or other monitoring solutions are triggering alerts
• Detection activities are ongoing and effective, especially for CUI systems
Detection must be live, active, and monitored—not just planned or documented.
Why It Matters
Without real-time unauthorized use detection:
• Malicious insiders or external attackers could operate undetected
• CUI could be compromised or exfiltrated without triggering alarms
• Incident response efforts would be delayed or non-existent
• You would fail technical validation portions of CMMC or DFARS assessments
You can’t protect what you can’t see—live detection is mandatory.
How to Implement It
1. Confirm Monitoring Tools Are Active
• Ensure SIEMs, EDRs, IDS/IPS solutions are:
◦ Monitoring CUI systems
◦ Alerting on policy violations, access anomalies, privilege escalations
2. Test Detection Mechanisms
• Simulate:
◦ Unauthorized login attempts
◦ Attempts to access sensitive directories without permission
◦ Unauthorized privilege escalation attempts
3. Review Logs and Alerts Regularly
• Analyze daily or weekly monitoring outputs for unauthorized use indicators
• Validate alerts were acted upon
4. Tie to Incident Response
• Ensure unauthorized use detections trigger defined escalation paths
Evidence the Assessor Will Look For
• SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR dashboards showing active unauthorized use alerts
• Event logs or security reports documenting suspicious activity detection
• Incident tickets tied to unauthorized access attempts
• Screenshots proving unauthorized use is detected on CUI systems
• Policies linking monitoring to response actions
Common Gaps
• Monitoring tools running but unauthorized activity detection disabled or incomplete
• Alerts generated but not reviewed or escalated
• Insider threats not specifically monitored or detected
• Cloud environments lacking visibility into login or access anomalies
How Cuick Trac Helps
Cuick Trac supports this requirement by:
• Monitoring for unauthorized use attempts across all CUI-related systems
• Logging and linking unauthorized activities to incident response workflows
• Alerting on suspicious behavior like privilege misuse, abnormal logins, or lateral movement
• Providing dashboards and reports showing real-time detection coverage
• Keeping unauthorized use detection active, visible, and verifiable for audits
With Cuick Trac, unauthorized access isn’t invisible—it’s found, tracked, and stopped.
Final CTA
The best defense is immediate detection.
Schedule a Cuick Trac demo to validate your unauthorized use detection and close the loop on your CUI protection strategy.