Title

The system will be configured to audit "Object Access -> File System" failures. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. File System auditing under Object Access is used to enable the recording of events related to the access and changing of files and directories. Auditing must also be enabled on the specific file system objects to be audited.

Check Content

Fix Text

Detailed auditing subcategories are configured in Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration. The summary level settings under Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Audit Policy will not be enforced (see V-14230). Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration -> System Audit Policies -> Object Access -> "Audit File System" with “Failure” selected.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-33645r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-26544

Group Title: Audit - File System - Failure

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