Title

The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Without establishing the source of the event, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In addition to logging where events occur within the operating system, the operating system must also generate audit records that identify sources of events. Sources of operating system events include, but are not limited to, processes and services. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event.

Check Content

Verify the operating system produces audit records containing information to establish the source of the events. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-203607r557079_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-203607

Group Title: SRG-OS-000040

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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