Title

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

Discussion

Without information about the outcome of events, security personnel cannot make an accurate assessment as to whether an attack was successful or if changes were made to the security state of the system. Event outcomes can include indicators of event success or failure and event-specific results (e.g., the security state of the information system after the event occurred). As such, they also provide a means to measure the impact of an event and help authorized personnel to determine the appropriate response.

Check Content

Verify the operating system produces audit records containing information to establish the outcome 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 outcome of the events.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-203608r557082_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-203608

Group Title: SRG-OS-000041

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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