NIST800-AU-6 AU-6 Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting
NIST800-AU-6 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-6 Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting. a. Review and analyze system audit records [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] for indications of [Assignment: organization-defined inappropriate or unusual activity] and the potential impact of the inappropriate or unusual activity; b. Report findings to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles]; and c. Adjust the level of audit record review, analysis, and reporting within the system when there is a change in risk based on law enforcement information, intelligence information, or other credible sources of information.
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-CC4.1 CC4.1 Ongoing and separate evaluations of control (COSO principle 16) (closest match)
- SOC2-CC4.2 CC4.2 Evaluating and communicating control deficiencies (COSO principle 17) (closest match)
- 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)
- SOC2-CC7.3 CC7.3 Evaluating security events to identify incidents (closest match)
- SOC2-CC7.5 CC7.5 Recovering from security incidents (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)
- 164.308(a)(8) Evaluation (Standard) (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