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03.12.03Continuous monitoringITSP.10.171Security assessment and monitoring

Official Requirement

Develop and implement a system-level continuous monitoring strategy that includes ongoing monitoring and security assessments.

Source: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security ITSP.10.171 (2025), adapted from NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3

In Plain English

Your organization must have a continuous monitoring strategy that goes beyond periodic assessments. This means deploying tools and processes that provide ongoing visibility into the security posture of your systems, including automated monitoring, alerting, and regular security check-ins.

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Updated: Mar 22, 2026Reviewed: Mar 22, 2026v1.0.0
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On-premises implementation and evidence

Continuous monitoring strategy and implementation

Implementation steps

  1. Document a continuous monitoring strategy defining the scope of systems, metrics to track, monitoring frequencies, and roles
  2. Implement SIEM and log collection from all critical systems for ongoing security event monitoring and correlation
  3. Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) on all endpoints and servers for real-time threat monitoring
  4. Review monitoring strategy effectiveness at a defined frequency and update based on new threats, incidents, or system changes

Tools / systems

Evidence artifacts

Evidence frequency: Continuous automated monitoring; quarterly strategy review; annual strategy update