Title

The IBM z/VM CA VM:Secure product must be installed and operating. (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. Using CA VM:Secure audit of all commands with z/VM standard journal record assures that all pertinent information is stored.

Check Content

Verify that CA VM:Secure product is operational on the system by entering the following command: From CMS Command line enter “VMSECURE VERSION”. If there is no response “VMSECURE” is not logged in, this is a finding.

Fix Text

CA VM:Secure product audits all commands. Ensure that CA VM:Secure product is installed and operational. Using CA VM:Secure product audit of all commands with z/VM standard journal record assures that all pertinent information is stored.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID:

Vulnerability ID: IBMZ-VM-000160

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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