CIS Controls CIS-4.3

Configure automatic session locking on enterprise assets after a defined period of inactivity. For general purpose operating systems, the period must not exceed 15 minutes. For mobile end-user devices, the period must not exceed 2 minutes.

Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CIS-4.3 Configure Automatic Session Locking on Enterprise Assets mitigates T1078 Valid Accounts
Comments
The safeguard forces a renewed authentication checkpoint after inactivity and therefore reduces any possibility of opportunistic use of a still-authenticated user on an open unlocked enterprise asset.
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