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AU-13 Monitoring for Information Disclosure

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged AU

Title

Monitoring for Information Disclosure

Control

a. Monitor [Assignment: open-source information and/or information sites] [Assignment: frequency] for evidence of unauthorized disclosure of organizational information; and
b. If an information disclosure is discovered:
1. Notify [Assignment: personnel or roles] ; and
2. Take the following additional actions: [Assignment: additional actions].

Discussion

Unauthorized disclosure of information is a form of data leakage. Open-source information includes social networking sites and code-sharing platforms and repositories. Examples of organizational information include personally identifiable information retained by the organization or proprietary information generated by the organization.

Parameters

au-13_odp.01: open-source information and/or information sites
au-13_odp.02: frequency
au-13_odp.03: personnel or roles
au-13_odp.04: additional actions

Related controls

ac-22, pe-3, pm-12, ra-5, sc-7, si-20

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).