PS-4(2)

Requirement

Use [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms] to [Selection (one or more): notify [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] of individual termination actions; disable access to system resources].

Discussion

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.

NIST 800-53A Assessment Guidance

Examine

[SELECT FROM: 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].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with personnel security responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for personnel termination; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing personnel termination notifications].

ID	Assessment Objectives
PS-04(02)	<PS-04(02)_ODP[01] automated mechanisms> are used to <PS-04(02)_ODP[02] SELECTED PARAMETER VALUES>.

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