id: "AU-09(07)" title: "Store on Component with Different Operating System" family: "AU" family_name: "Audit and Accountability" sort_id: "au-09.07" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "AU-09" enhancement: True


Statement

Store audit information on a component running a different operating system than the system or component being audited.

Guidance

Storing auditing information on a system component running a different operating system reduces the risk of a vulnerability specific to the system, resulting in a compromise of the audit records.

Assessment Objective

audit information is stored on a component running a different operating system than the system or component being audited.

Audit and accountability policy

system security plan

privacy plan

access control policy and procedures

procedures addressing protection of audit information

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

system/network administrators

Mechanisms implementing operating system verification capability

mechanisms verifying audit information storage location