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V-251670

CAT III (Low)

Splunk Enterprise must notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) of all audit failure events, such as loss of communications with hosts and devices, or if log records are no longer being received.

Rule ID

SV-251670r961401_rule

STIG

Splunk Enterprise 8.x for Linux Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-001858

Discussion

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system 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 function and application operation may be adversely affected.

Check Content

Interview the SA to verify that a report exists to notify the SA and ISSO of any audit failure, such as loss of communication or logs no longer being collected.

Interview the ISSO to confirm receipt of this report.

If a report does not exist to notify the SA and ISSO of audit failure events, or the ISSO does not confirm receipt of the report, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure Splunk Enterprise, using the reporting and notification tools, to create a report with notification to the SA and ISSO of any audit failure events, such as loss of communication or logs no longer being collected.