Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- audit records are stored in a repository that is part of a physically different system or system component than the system or component being audited.
Assessment Methods
Examine
- Audit and accountability policy
- system security plan
- procedures addressing protection of audit information
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- system or media storing backups of system audit records
- system audit records
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities
- personnel with information security responsibilities
- system/network administrators
- system developers
Test
- Mechanisms implementing the backing up of audit records