CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.6: Collect DNS Query Audit Logs

Where suitable and supported, gather audit logs of DNS queries from enterprise assets.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 19 controls across 13 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • AU-12 Audit Record Generation
  • AU-2 Event Logging

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • AU-12 Audit Record Generation
  • AU-2 Event Logging
  • 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

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies
  • SEC04-BP01 Configure service and application logging
  • LT-4 Enable network logging for security investigation

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 11.5.1.1 11.5.1.1 Service providers detect covert malware channels

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

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

CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.6 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.

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