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V-241620

CAT II (Medium)

tc Server ALL must use a logging mechanism that is configured to alert the ISSO and SA in the event of a processing failure.

Rule ID

SV-241620r879570_rule

STIG

VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-000139

Discussion

Reviewing log data allows an investigator to recreate the path of an attacker and to capture forensic data for later use. Log data is also essential to system administrators in their daily administrative duties on the hosted system or within the hosted applications. If the logging system begins to fail, events will not be recorded. Organizations must define logging failure events, at which time the application or the logging mechanism the application utilizes will provide a warning to the ISSO and SA at a minimum.

Check Content

Obtain supporting documentation from the ISSO.

Determine if log data and records are configured to alert the ISSO and SA in the event of processing failure.
 
If log data and records are not configured to alert the ISSO and SA in the event of processing failure, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the web server to provide an alert to the ISSO and SA when log processing failures occur.

If the web server cannot generate alerts, utilize an external logging system that meets this criterion.