CIS Controls CIS-4.7

Manage default accounts on enterprise assets and software, such as root, administrator, and other pre-configured vendor accounts. Example implementations can include: disabling default accounts or making them unusable.

Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software mitigates T1586.003 Cloud Accounts
Comments
Default accounts are defined as built-in or factory/provider-set accounts across systems, software, and devices. Managing, changing default passwords, disabling state accounts, or otherwise hardening them through additional mechanisms directly constrains an adversary's abuse of the valid account technique.
References
    CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software mitigates T1078.003 Local Accounts
    Comments
    Default accounts are defined as built-in or factory/provider-set accounts across systems, software, and devices. Managing, changing default passwords, disabling state accounts, or otherwise hardening them through additional mechanisms directly constrains an adversary's abuse of the valid account technique.
    References
      CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software mitigates T1078.002 Domain Accounts
      Comments
      Default accounts are defined as built-in or factory/provider-set accounts across systems, software, and devices. Managing, changing default passwords, disabling state accounts, or otherwise hardening them through additional mechanisms directly constrains an adversary's abuse of the valid account technique.
      References
        CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software mitigates T1078.001 Default Accounts
        Comments
        Default accounts are defined as built-in or factory/provider-set accounts across systems, software, and devices. Managing, changing default passwords, disabling state accounts, or otherwise hardening them through additional mechanisms directly constrains an adversary's abuse of the valid account technique.
        References
          CIS-4.7 Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software mitigates T1078 Valid Accounts
          Comments
          Default accounts are defined as built-in or factory/provider-set accounts across systems, software, and devices. Managing, changing default passwords, disabling state accounts, or otherwise hardening them through additional mechanisms directly constrains an adversary's abuse of the valid account technique.
          References