Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for system monitoring

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-0109: Analysing workstation event logs

Event logs from workstations are analysed in a timely manner to detect cyber security events.

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ACSC Essential Eight · 4 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ISM-0109 Restrict administrative privileges (ISM-0109): Event logs from workstations are analysed in a timely manner to detect cyber security events
  • E8-APP-ISM-0109 Application control (ISM-0109): Event logs from workstations are analysed in a timely manner to detect cyber security events
  • E8-MFA-ISM-0109 Multi-factor authentication (ISM-0109): Event logs from workstations are analysed in a timely manner to detect cyber security events
  • E8-UAH-ISM-0109 User application hardening (ISM-0109): Event logs from workstations are analysed in a timely manner to detect cyber security events

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events

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