CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.5: Collect Detailed Audit Logs

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 71 controls across 22 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 · 8 controls

AC-2(12) Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage
AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions
AC-6(9) Log Use of Privileged Functions
AU-12 Audit Record Generation
AU-2 Event Logging
AU-3 Content of Audit Records
AU-3(1) Additional Audit Information
SI-7(1) Integrity Checks

FedRAMP Moderate · 8 controls

AC-2(12) Account Monitoring for Atypical Usage
AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions
AC-6(9) Log Use of Privileged Functions
AU-12 Audit Record Generation
AU-2 Event Logging
AU-3 Content of Audit Records
AU-3(1) Additional Audit Information
SI-7(1) Integrity Checks

PCI DSS 4.0 · 8 controls

10.2.1.2 10.2.1.2 Logs capture all administrative actions
10.2.1.5 10.2.1.5 Logs capture changes to identification and authentication credentials
10.2.1.7 10.2.1.7 Logs capture creation and deletion of system-level objects
10.2.2 10.2.2 Required details recorded for each auditable event
3.3.1.1 3.3.1.1 Full track data not retained after authorization
3.6.1.2 3.6.1.2 Permitted storage forms for secret and private keys
3.6.1.3 3.6.1.3 Cleartext key component access limited to minimum custodians
9.2.3 9.2.3 Physical protection of network hardware and lines

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 6 controls

NIST800-AC-16 AC-16 Security and Privacy Attributes
NIST800-AU-12 AU-12 Audit Record Generation
NIST800-AU-2 AU-2 Event Logging
NIST800-AU-3 AU-3 Content of Audit Records
NIST800-AU-8 AU-8 Time Stamps
NIST800-CM-3 CM-3 Configuration Change Control

SOC 2 · 5 controls

SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies
SOC2-PI1.5 PI1.5 Controls over stored inputs, work in process and outputs

C5 (Germany) · 4 controls

C5-DEV-07 Logging of changes
C5-OPS-11 Logging and Monitoring - Metadata Management Concept
C5-OPS-13 Logging and Monitoring - Identification of Events
C5-OPS-15 Logging and Monitoring - Accountability

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

AC.L2-3.1.8 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
AU.L2-3.3.1 System Auditing
AU.L2-3.3.2 User Accountability
CM.L2-3.4.3 System Change Management

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 4 controls

NIST-CSF-DE.CM-03 Personnel activity and technology usage 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-03 Analysis is performed to establish what has taken place during an incident and the root cause of the incident
NIST-CSF-RS.AN-07 Incident data and metadata are collected, and their integrity and provenance are preserved

Azure Security Benchmark · 3 controls

ASBv3-IR-4 Detection and analysis - investigate an incident
ASBv3-LT-2 Enable threat detection for identity and access management
LT-3 Enable logging for security investigation

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 3 controls

CCM-LOG-07 Logging Scope
CCM-LOG-08 Log Records
CCM-LOG-11 Transaction/Activity Logging

HIPAA Security Rule · 3 controls

164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C) Log-in Monitoring (Addressable)
164.312(b) Audit Controls (Standard)
164.312(c)(1) Integrity (Standard)

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 3 controls

164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C) Log-in Monitoring (Addressable)
164.312(b) Audit Controls (Standard)
164.312(c)(1) Integrity (Standard)

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 2 controls

ANSSI-HYG-04 Identify the Most Sensitive Information and Servers and Maintain a Network Diagram
ANSSI-HYG-36 Enable and Configure Logging on the Most Important Components

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

03.03.01 Event Logging
03.03.02 Audit Record Content

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

E8-MFA-ML3 Multi-Factor Authentication - Maturity Level 3

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

SEC04-BP01 Configure service and application logging

Australia My Health Records Act 2012 · 1 control

MYHR-SEC-6 Emergency access controls

Australian Information Security Manual · 1 control

ISM-0585 Details captured for each logged event

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

161R1-AU-3 Content of Audit Records

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.

You are reading one control. How much of CIS Controls v8 have you already done?

CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.5 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CIS Controls v8 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 102 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold ISO 27001:202266.7% covered · 51 gaps If you hold FedRAMP Moderate62.7% covered · 57 gaps If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 557.5% covered · 65 gaps If you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.050.3% covered · 76 gaps If you hold ISO 27002:202249.7% covered · 77 gaps If you hold Azure Security Benchmark49% covered · 78 gaps

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 240 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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