NIST800-AU-2 AU-2 Event Logging
NIST800-AU-2 in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
AU-2 Event Logging. a. Identify the types of events that the system is capable of logging in support of the audit function: [Assignment: organization-defined event types that the system is capable of logging]; b. Coordinate the event logging function with other organizational entities requiring audit-related information to guide and inform the selection criteria for events to be logged; c. Specify the following event types for logging within the system: [Assignment: organization-defined event types (subset of the event types defined in AU-02a.) along with the frequency of (or situation requiring) logging for each identified event type]; d. Provide a rationale for why the event types.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities (closest match)
- SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies (closest match)
HIPAA Security Rule
- 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D) Information System Activity Review (Required) (closest match)
- 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C) Log-in Monitoring (Addressable) (closest match)
- 164.312(b) Audit Controls (Standard) (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: AU - Audit and Accountability), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the audit and accountability policy
- the log-capture configuration and a sample
- the log-review records