Azure Security Benchmark
Logging and Threat Detection

Azure Security Benchmark LT-3: Enable logging for security investigation

Enable diagnostic logging for all critical Azure resources with sufficient retention to support investigation and forensics.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 62 controls across 26 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 7 controls

  • AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions
  • AC-6(9) Log Use of Privileged Functions
  • AU-11 Audit Record Retention
  • AU-12 Audit Record Generation
  • AU-2 Event Logging
  • AU-3 Content of Audit Records
  • CM-5(1) Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records (CM-5(1))

FedRAMP Moderate · 7 controls

  • AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions
  • AC-6(9) Log Use of Privileged Functions
  • AU-11 Audit Record Retention
  • AU-12 Audit Record Generation
  • AU-2 Event Logging
  • AU-3 Content of Audit Records
  • CM-5(1) Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records (CM-5(1))

CIS Controls v8 · 5 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 10.2.1 10.2.1 Audit logging enabled on all system components
  • 10.2.1.1 10.2.1.1 Logs capture individual user access to cardholder data
  • 10.2.1.2 10.2.1.2 Logs capture all administrative actions
  • 10.2.2 10.2.2 Required details recorded for each auditable event
  • 5.3.4 5.3.4 Anti-malware audit logs enabled and retained

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 4 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

ACSC Essential Eight · 3 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • E8-APP-ML2 Application Control (ML2)
  • E8-UAH-ML3 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 3

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-01 Networks and network services are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-04 Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring
  • NIST-CSF-RS.AN-07 Incident data and metadata are collected, and their integrity and provenance are preserved

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-36 Enable and Configure Logging on the Most Important Components
  • CBPR-PR-30 Specific proportional safeguards in place

APPI · 1 control

  • ASD37-33 Capture network traffic (Limited)
  • SEC04-BP01 Configure service and application logging
  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.4 Logging and monitoring

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies

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