Title

The operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If audit information were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit information, the operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit information system activity.

Check Content

Verify the operating system protects audit information from unauthorized modification. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-203617r557577_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-203617

Group Title: SRG-OS-000058

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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