CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.3: Ensure Adequate Audit Log Storage

Make sure the places logs are sent to have enough storage capacity to meet the audit log management process.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 24 controls across 14 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

SOC 2 · 5 controls

  • SOC2-A1.1 A1.1 Managing processing capacity
  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information
  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.5 CC6.5 Protecting data on assets until disposal
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-12 Logging and Monitoring - Access, Storage and Deletion
  • C5-OPS-14 Logging and Monitoring - Storage of the Logging Data

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • AU-11 Audit Record Retention
  • AU-4 Audit Log Storage Capacity

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • AU-11 Audit Record Retention
  • AU-4 Audit Log Storage Capacity

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.6 Capacity management

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.6 Capacity management
  • SEC04-BP02 Capture logs, findings, and metrics in standardized locations
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-04 Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring
  • 03.03.04 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 10.5.1 10.5.1 Keep logs 12 months, latest three months online

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management

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