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V-207455

CAT II (Medium)

The VMM must provide an immediate real-time alert to the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

Rule ID

SV-207455r958758_rule

STIG

Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-001858

Discussion

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a VMM is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected. Alerts provide organizations with urgent messages. Real-time alerts provide these messages immediately (i.e., the time from event detection to alert occurs in seconds or less).

Check Content

Verify the VMM provides an immediate real-time alert to the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to provide an immediate real-time alert to the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.