PS - Personnel Security

  • Controls Count: 1
  • Controls IDs: PS-4 (2)

Controls

PS-4 (2): Automated Actions

Use automated mechanisms to notify personnel or roles of individual termination actions and/or to disable access to system resources are defined; to notify personnel or roles to be notified upon termination of an individual is/are defined (if selected); of individual termination actionsand/ordisable access to system resources.

In organizations with many employees, not all personnel who need to know about termination actions receive the appropriate notifications, or if such notifications are received, they may not occur in a timely manner. Automated mechanisms can be used to send automatic alerts or notifications to organizational personnel or roles when individuals are terminated. Such automatic alerts or notifications can be conveyed in a variety of ways, including via telephone, electronic mail, text message, or websites. Automated mechanisms can also be employed to quickly and thoroughly disable access to system resources after an employee is terminated.

automated mechanisms to notify personnel or roles of individual termination actions and/or to disable access to system resources are defined; are used to notify personnel or roles to be notified upon termination of an individual is/are defined (if selected); of individual termination actionsand/ordisable access to system resources.

Personnel security policy

procedures addressing personnel termination

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

records of personnel termination actions

automated notifications of employee terminations

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with personnel security responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Organizational processes for personnel termination

automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing personnel termination notifications