FedRAMP High
AU - Audit and Accountability

FedRAMP High AU-9: Protection of Audit Information

Protect audit information and tools from unauthorized access, modification, deletion.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 46 controls across 21 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-02 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-10 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected
  • NIST-CSF-RS.AN-07 Incident data and metadata are collected, and their integrity and provenance are preserved

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 10.3.1 10.3.1 Audit log read access limited to job need
  • 10.3.2 10.3.2 Audit log files protected from modification
  • 10.3.4 10.3.4 File integrity monitoring on audit logs
  • 10.6.3 10.6.3 Time sync configuration and time data protected

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • ASBv3-DP-8 Ensure security of key and certificate repository
  • ASBv3-LT-6 Configure log storage retention
  • ASBv3-PA-7 Follow just enough administration (least privilege) principle

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-OPS-12 Logging and Monitoring - Access, Storage and Deletion
  • C5-OPS-14 Logging and Monitoring - Storage of the Logging Data
  • C5-OPS-16 Logging and Monitoring - Configuration

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.28 Collection of evidence
  • 5.33 Protection of records
  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

  • NIST800-AU-10 AU-10 Non-repudiation
  • NIST800-AU-9 AU-9 Protection of Audit Information
  • SP800-53-AU Audit and Accountability Family

ACSC Essential Eight · 2 controls

  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • E8-APP-ML2 Application Control (ML2)

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.28 Collection of evidence
  • 5.33 Protection of records
  • MYHR-SEC-2 Access controls and user account management

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.9.4 Logging and monitoring
  • 03.03.08 Protection of Audit Information
  • AU-9 AU-9 Protection of Audit Information
  • AU-9 AU-9 Protection of Audit Information
  • AU-9 AU-9 Protection of Audit Information

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 AU - Audit and Accountability

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FedRAMP High AU-9 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

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