V-237823

Discussion

Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate. Synchronizing internal information system clocks provides uniformity of time stamps for information systems with multiple system clocks and systems connected over a network. Organizations should consider endpoints that may not have regular access to the authoritative time server (e.g., mobile, teleworking, and tactical endpoints).

Check Content

Verify NTP is operational by entering the following command:

cli% shownet 
< multiple lines of heading, and node network information>
NTP server : <ip address of ntp server>

If one of the lines of the output does not show the correct NTP server IP address, this is a finding.