Title

The Cisco ACI must be configured to send log data to a central log server for log retention and forwarding alerts to the administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO). (Cat I impact)

Discussion

The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate security personnel. The stored log data can be used to detect weaknesses in security that enable the network IA team to find and address these weaknesses before breaches can occur. Reviewing these logs, whether before or after a security breach, is important in determining whether someone is an internal employee or an outside threat.

Check Content

Verify the ACI Fabric is configured to send event messages to syslog servers. Navigate to Admin >> External Data Collectors >> Monitoring Destinations >> Syslog. If the Cisco ACI is not configured to send audit records to at least one central syslog server, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Cisco switch to send log records to a syslog servers. Navigate to Admin >> External Data Collectors >> Monitoring Destinations >> Syslog. Provide the configuration information to create a log server.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-271931r1168368_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-271931

Group Title: SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000350

Expert Comments

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