164.312(a)(2)(iii) Automatic Logoff (Addressable)
Implement electronic procedures that terminate an electronic session after a predetermined time of inactivity. NIST recommends timeouts proportionate to risk and re-authentication for sensitive functions.
4
artefacts
1
held by a system
0
at each review
moderate
to go live
Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- GPO or MDM configuration evidence · Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Session timeout standard · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Application-level timeout settings · Document repository
- Exception register · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 1 of 4 artefacts that already live in a system (Endpoint management (MDM / EDR)); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Timeout disabled for convenience
- Inconsistent timeouts across systems
- Clinical workstations excluded without compensating control
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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