MON · Continuous Monitoring & Human Oversight
MON-10Monitoring effectiveness review
Monitoring effectiveness is reviewed at least quarterly: false-positive rates, missed incidents, mean time to detect, and mean time to remediate.
The monitoring system itself is reviewed at a documented cadence, at least quarterly, for effectiveness. The review covers false-positive rates, missed incidents, mean time to detect, and mean time to remediate. This meta-monitoring ensures that the monitoring controls are not just present but are actually working and improving over time.
Table MON-10.1 · Maturity criteria · v.1.3
L1 to L5 · the lowest level in scope caps the agentControls exist informally; documentation is incomplete; no consistent review.
Controls are written down; ownership is assigned; review cadence is defined.
Controls are followed in practice; evidence is collected; deviations are tracked.
Effectiveness review has been conducted within the documented cadence; metrics (false-positive rate, MTTD, MTTR) are tracked; findings from the review have resulted in tuning or improvement actions.
Control effectiveness is measured against documented thresholds; trends are reported.
Controls evolve based on incident learning; maturity gains are evidenced over time.
The v1.3 edition publishes a control-specific criterion at L3 (Operated). The other levels apply the general ladder to this control; see the maturity ladder.
Evidence an assessor asks for
- E.1
Effectiveness review has been conducted within the documented cadence.
- E.2
Metrics (false-positive rate, MTTD, MTTR) are tracked.
- E.3
Findings from the review have resulted in tuning or improvement actions.
Table MON-10.2 · Framework mappings
4 of 7 frameworks carry a control-level referenceMappings are directional: meeting this control evidences but does not by itself satisfy the external requirement. A middle dot means no control-level reference is published at this edition; see the crosswalk.
Cite this control
Human Intelligence. HI-AAF v1.3, MON-10 Monitoring effectiveness review. Public review edition, July 2026. https://humanintel.net/standard/mon/mon-10
Edition v.1.3 · July 2026 · Public review · Markdown · PDF
https://humanintel.net/standard/mon/mon-10
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