Title

The operating system must audit the execution of privileged functions. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.

Check Content

Verify that the operating system audits the execution of privileged functions. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to audit the execution of privileged functions.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-203697r851763_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-203697

Group Title: SRG-OS-000327

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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