id: "AU-11" title: "Audit Record Retention" family: "AU" family_name: "Audit and Accountability" sort_id: "au-11" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" enhancements: - au-11.1
Statement
Retain audit records for {{ insert: param, au-11_odp }} to provide support for after-the-fact investigations of incidents and to meet regulatory and organizational information retention requirements.
Guidance
Organizations retain audit records until it is determined that the records are no longer needed for administrative, legal, audit, or other operational purposes. This includes the retention and availability of audit records relative to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, subpoenas, and law enforcement actions. Organizations develop standard categories of audit records relative to such types of actions and standard response processes for each type of action. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) General Records Schedules provide federal policy on records retention.
Assessment Objective
audit records are retained for {{ insert: param, au-11_odp }} to provide support for after-the-fact investigations of incidents and to meet regulatory and organizational information retention requirements.
Audit and accountability policy
system security plan
privacy plan
audit record retention policy and procedures
security plan
organization-defined retention period for audit records
audit record archives
audit logs
audit records
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with audit record retention responsibilities
organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
system/network administrators