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PM-5(1)_inventory-of-personally-identifiable-information

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Establish, maintain, and update [organization-defined] an inventory of all systems, applications, and projects that process personally identifiable in

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PM-5(1) Inventory of Personally Identifiable Information

Enhancement of: PM-5

High-Level Description

Family: Program Management (PM) Framework: NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

An inventory of systems, applications, and projects that process personally identifiable information supports the mapping of data actions, providing individuals with privacy notices, maintaining accurate personally identifiable information, and limiting the processing of personally identifiable information when such information is not needed for operational purposes. Organizations may use this inventory to ensure that systems only process the personally identifiable information for authorized purposes and that this processing is still relevant and necessary for the purpose specified therein.

What to Check

  • Verify PM-5(1) Inventory of Personally Identifiable Information is documented in SSP
  • Confirm control is operating effectively
  • Review evidence of continuous monitoring for PM-5(1)
  • Verify enhancement builds upon base control PM-5

How to Test

Step 1: Review Documentation

Examine the System Security Plan (SSP) and related artifacts for PM-5(1) implementation details. Verify the organization has documented how this control is satisfied.

Step 2: Validate Implementation

# For cloud environments, use cloud-audit-mcp tools
# For on-premises, review system configurations directly

# Example: Check if account management policies exist
grep -r "account.management\|access.control" /etc/security/ 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Test Operating Effectiveness

Verify the control is actively functioning, not just documented. Check logs, configurations, and operational evidence.

Tools

ToolPurposeUsage
Manual ReviewDocumentation and interview-basedN/A

Remediation Guide

Control Statement

Establish, maintain, and update [organization-defined] an inventory of all systems, applications, and projects that process personally identifiable information.

Implementation Guidance

An inventory of systems, applications, and projects that process personally identifiable information supports the mapping of data actions, providing individuals with privacy notices, maintaining accurate personally identifiable information, and limiting the processing of personally identifiable information when such information is not needed for operational purposes. Organizations may use this inventory to ensure that systems only process the personally identifiable information for authorized purposes and that this processing is still relevant and necessary for the purpose specified therein.

Risk Assessment

FindingSeverityImpact
PM-5(1) Inventory of Personally Identifiable Information not implementedMediumProgram Management
PM-5(1) partially implementedLowIncomplete Program Management

CWE Categories

CWE IDTitle
N/ANo direct CWE mapping

References

Checklist

  • Control documented in SSP
  • Implementation evidence collected
  • Operating effectiveness validated
  • Continuous monitoring in place
  • Related controls (AC-3, CM-8, CM-12, CM-13, PL-8) reviewed