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CC7.2 — Monitoring for anomalies

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Requirement

The entity monitors system components and the operation of those components for anomalies indicative of malicious acts, natural disasters and errors, and analyses them to determine whether they represent security events.

What the engine looks for

Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.

Required element 1 — any one of
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Supporting terms — specificity signals
centralis…centraliz…retentionaudit trailanomalyon-callthresholdcloudtrail
Contradiction markers

Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.

logs are not retained no centralised logging

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
ISO 27001 A.8.16 Monitoring activities monitoring siem
PCI DSS 4.0.1 10.4 Audit logs are reviewed, using automated mechanisms monitoring siem
HIPAA 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D) Information system activity review (R) logging monitoring
GLBA 314.4(c)(8) Monitoring and logging of authorised user activity logging monitoring
NIST CSF 2.0 DE.CM-09 Computing hardware, software and services are monitored monitoring siem
ISO 27001 A.5.7 Threat intelligence monitoring
ISO 27001 A.5.28 Collection of evidence logging
ISO 27001 A.7.4 Physical security monitoring monitoring