+AU-03 [L] Content of Audit Records

AU-03 [L] Content of Audit Records

Control

Ensure that audit records contain information that establishes the following:
  1. What type of event occurred;
  2. When the event occurred;
  3. Where the event occurred;
  4. Source of the event;
  5. Outcome of the event; and
  6. Identity of any individuals, subjects, or objects/entities associated with the event.

Discussion

Audit record content that may be necessary to support the auditing function includes event descriptions (item a), time stamps (item b), source and destination addresses (item c), user or process identifiers (items d and f), success or fail indications (item e), and filenames involved (items a, c, e, and f) . Event outcomes include indicators of event success or failure and event-specific results, such as the system security and privacy posture after the event occurred. Organizations consider how audit records can reveal information about individuals that may give rise to privacy risks and how best to mitigate such risks. For example, there is the potential to reveal personally identifiable information in the audit trail, especially if the trail records inputs or is based on patterns or time of usage.

Assessment Objective

  1. audit records contain information that establishes what type of event occurred;
  2. audit records contain information that establishes when the event occurred;
  3. audit records contain information that establishes where the event occurred;
  4. audit records contain information that establishes the source of the event;
  5. audit records contain information that establishes the outcome of the event;
  6. audit records contain information that establishes the identity of any individuals, subjects, or objects/entities associated with the event.

Assessment Method

Examine

Audit and accountability policy system security plan privacy plan procedures addressing content of audit records system design documentation system configuration settings and associated documentation list of organization-defined auditable events system audit records system incident reports other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities system/network administrators

1. Přehled

1.1 Odkazy

1.2 Identifikované požadavky

1.3 Související regulace

2. Identifikované požadavky

Požadavky

3. Související regulace

Regulace

Propojené úkoly

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