V-213715

Discussion

This addresses the termination of user-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that are associated with communications sessions (i.e., network disconnect). A logical session (for local, network, and remote access) is initiated whenever a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) accesses an organizational information system. Such user sessions can be terminated (and thus terminate user access) without terminating network sessions. Session termination ends all processes associated with a user's logical session except those batch processes/jobs that are specifically created by the user (i.e., session owner) to continue after the session is terminated. Conditions or trigger events requiring automatic session termination can include, for example, organization-defined periods of user inactivity, targeted responses to certain types of incidents, and time-of-day restrictions on information system use. This capability is typically reserved for specific cases where the system owner, data owner, or organization requires additional assurance.

Check Content

Run the following query to check the existing thresholds defined in database: 
DB2> SELECT thresholdname, thresholdpredicate, maxvalue, execution 
           FROM syscat.thresholds

If there are no thresholds defined in the required categories this is a finding. 

Review the defined thresholds, if the thresholds are not defined per the organization policies, this is a finding. 

Note: Select the following link for the knowledgebase on syscat.thresholds: 

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.sql.ref.doc/doc/r0050565.html?cp=SSEPGG_10.5.0%2F2-12-8-111