CMMC 2.0
Audit and Accountability

CMMC 2.0 AU.L2-3.3.4: Audit Failure Alerting

Raise an alert when the audit logging process itself fails, so a loss of logging is noticed rather than silent.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 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.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 10.4.1.1 10.4.1.1 Automated mechanisms used for audit log review
  • 10.7.1 10.7.1 Service providers detect critical control failures (superseded)
  • 10.7.2 10.7.2 Detect and alert on critical security control failures
  • 11.6.1 11.6.1 Payment page tamper detection
  • 12.10.5 12.10.5 Plan covers alerts from security monitoring systems
  • NIST-CSF-DE.AE-06 Information on adverse events is provided to authorized staff and tools
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-01 Networks and network services are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-RS.CO-02 Internal and external stakeholders are notified of incidents

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.24 Information security incident management planning and preparation 
  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.16 Monitoring activities

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies
  • SOC2-CC7.3 CC7.3 Evaluating security events to identify incidents

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OPS-17 Logging and Monitoring - Availability of the Monitoring Software
  • C5-PSS-04 Error handling and Logging Mechanisms

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-13.1 Centralize Security Event Alerting
  • CIS-8.3 Ensure Adequate Audit Log Storage

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • AU-5 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • AU-5 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 8.4.3 Warning and communication

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.4 Logging and monitoring
  • 03.03.04 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures

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 Audit and Accountability

You are reading one control. How much of CMMC 2.0 have you already done?

CMMC 2.0 AU.L2-3.3.4 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CMMC 2.0 your existing evidence covers. Hold FedRAMP Moderate and 108 of 110 CMMC 2.0 controls already carry evidence.

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