CIS Critical Security Controls v8 (The 18 CIS CSC)

The operational teams (network, security and system administrators, project managers, developers, chief information security officer (CISO)) have special access to the information system. They can, inadvertently or through not understanding the consequences of certain practices, carry out operations creating vulnerabilities. 

We can cite for example, granting accounts with too many privileges in relation to the task to be carried out, the use of personal accounts to carry out services or periodical tasks, or even choosing passwords that are not sufficiently robust granting access to privileged accounts. 

The operational teams, to comply with information system security accepted practice, must therefore undertake - upon taking on their role and, subsequently, at regular intervals - training on:

This list must be specified according to the employee’s job , considering aspects such as security integration for project managers, secure development for developers, the security reference documents for ISSMs, etc. Moreover, it is necessary to mention specific clauses in service agreements in order to guarantee regular training in information system security for external staff and especially outsourcers.