03.13.14 —

What this control requires

Source: NIST SP 800-171 R3 §03.13.14 (official control text).

Why this matters

System monitoring tools generate alerts when security events occur — but alerts are worthless if no one sees them or if they disappear unnoticed. This control requires automated correlation of security alerts with actual monitoring by personnel, ensuring that when your SIEM, EDR, or firewall detects suspicious activity, a human reviews it within a defined timeframe. Without this linkage, attackers can operate undetected even while your systems are technically 'logging' their activity. This bridges the gap between automated detection and human response, preventing alert fatigue from causing critical warnings to be ignored.

What evidence assessors expect

Assessors typically look for: screenshot, PDF. FORCE coaches you through the exact implementation steps and captures each artifact in-platform.

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