| This requirement relates to the use of applications providing remote access services. Remote access is any access to an organizational information system by a user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization controlled network (e.g., the Internet). Examples of remote access methods include dial-up, broadband, and wireless.
Remote network access is accomplished by leveraging common communication protocols and establishing a remote connection. These connections will typically occur over either the public Internet or the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
Please note, utilization of a virtual private network when adequately provisioned with appropriate security controls, is considered an internal network and is not considered remote access.
Without centralized control of inbound connections, management of these access points is difficult at best. It is critical that applications providing or offering remote access capabilities also have the capability to route the access through managed access control points.
One example is the use of software applications, such as PCAnywhere or Terminal Services. Rather than having PCAnywhere installed on multiple systems, remote access software must have the capability to be centrally managed and controlled, so there are not multiple disparate access points into the environment. |
