CIS Controls v8.1 Control 5: Account Management

What CIS Controls v8.1 Control 5: Account Management requires

CIS Controls v8.1 Control 5: Account Management. CIIS Control 5 focuses on using processes and tools to assign and manage authorization to credentials for user accounts. Control 5 is one of 18 CIS Controls in version 8.1 (revised June 2024) and is implemented through 6 Safeguards organized across CIS Implementation Groups IG1 (basic, applicable to all enterprises), IG2 (foundational, for resource-constrained enterprises with sensitive data), and IG3 (organizational, for mature enterprises with high-impact data). Each Safeguard maps to specific NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls per the CIS-NIST crosswalk and to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 outcomes. Implementation evidence is required for SOC 2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and most cyber-insurance underwriting assessments. The deterministic workflow below provides the operational schema for verifying CIS Control 5 adoption in the organization.

Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Center for Internet Security (CIS), CIS Controls Community · Version: 8.1.0 · Last updated: 2024-06-01

Primary source: https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/account-management

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• Attribution note: BLUF text quotes the publicly-available CIS Controls page meta description verbatim. Safeguard topic-area names referenced in the workflow steps are taken from the publicly-available CIS Controls list at and the CIS Controls Self-Assessment Tool (CSAT) — both of which expose Safeguard titles without the paywalled Safeguard descriptions. This node does NOT claim verbatim text from the paywalled CIS Controls v8.1 full publication; for full Safeguard descriptions, registered CIS users should consult the CIS Controls v8.1 PDF directly.
• CIS Controls v8.1 (revised June 2024), Control 5: Account Management. Verbatim from the CIS publicly-published Controls page: 'CIIS Control 5 focuses on using processes and tools to assign and manage authorization to credentials for user accounts.'

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