Title

The Central Log Server must alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Audit information includes all information needed to successfully audit system activity, such as audit records, audit log settings, audit reports, and personally identifiable information. Audit logging tools are those programs and devices used to conduct system audit and logging activities. Protection of audit information focuses on technical protection and limits the ability to access and execute audit logging tools to authorized individuals. Physical protection of audit information is addressed by both media protection controls and physical and environmental protection controls.

Check Content

Verify the Central Log Server is configured to alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information. If the Central Log Server is not configured to alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Central Log Server to alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-263568r982423_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-263568

Group Title: SRG-APP-000795

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.