CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 8: Audit Log Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.8: Collect Command-Line Audit Logs

Gather audit logs of command-line activity, for example from PowerShell, BASH and remote administration terminals.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 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.

FedRAMP High · 6 controls

  • AC-6(9) Log Use of Privileged Functions
  • AU-12 Audit Record Generation
  • AU-3 Content of Audit Records
  • AU-3(1) Additional Audit Information
  • CM-11 User-Installed Software
  • SI-4(23) System Monitoring | Host-based Devices (SI-4(23))

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

  • AC-6(9) Log Use of Privileged Functions
  • AU-12 Audit Record Generation
  • AU-3 Content of Audit Records
  • AU-3(1) Additional Audit Information
  • CM-11 User-Installed Software
  • SI-4(23) System Monitoring | Host-based Devices (SI-4(23))

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

  • ISM-1623 Central logging of PowerShell events
  • ISM-1889 Logging command line process creation
  • 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

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 10.2.1.2 10.2.1.2 Logs capture all administrative actions
  • 9.4.4 9.4.4 Management approval for media leaving facility
  • E8-UAH-ML3 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 3

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-15 Logging and Monitoring - Accountability

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.4 Logging and monitoring
  • 03.01.07 Least Privilege - Privileged Functions

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

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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CIS Controls v8 CIS-8.8 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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