NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
AU - Audit and Accountability

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-AU-2: AU-2 Event Logging

a. Identify the types of events that the system is capable of logging in support of the audit function: [Assignment: organization-defined event types that the system is capable of logging]; b. Coordinate the event logging function with other organizational entities requiring audit-related information to guide and inform the selection criteria for events to be logged; c. Specify the following event types for logging within the system: [Assignment: organization-defined event types (subset of the event types defined in AU-02a.) along with the frequency of (or situation requiring) logging for each identified event type]; d. Provide a rationale for why the event types selected for logging are deemed to be adequate to support after-the-fact investigations of incidents; and e. Review and update the event types selected for logging [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].

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This control maps to 130 controls across 63 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 · 10 controls

  • CIS-13.6 Collect Network Traffic Flow Logs
  • CIS-3.14 Log Sensitive Data Access
  • CIS-8.1 Establish and Maintain an Audit Log Management Process
  • CIS-8.12 Collect Service Provider Logs
  • CIS-8.2 Collect Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.5 Collect Detailed Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.6 Collect DNS Query Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.7 Collect URL Request Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.8 Collect Command-Line Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.9 Centralize Audit Logs

PCI DSS 4.0 · 9 controls

  • 10.2.1 10.2.1 Audit logging enabled on all system components
  • 10.2.1.1 10.2.1.1 Logs capture individual user access to cardholder data
  • 10.2.1.2 10.2.1.2 Logs capture all administrative actions
  • 10.2.1.3 10.2.1.3 Access to the audit logs is itself logged
  • 10.2.1.4 10.2.1.4 Logs capture invalid logical access attempts
  • 10.2.1.5 10.2.1.5 Logs capture changes to identification and authentication credentials
  • 10.2.1.6 10.2.1.6 Logs capture initialization and stopping of audit logs
  • 12.4.1 12.4.1 Executive responsibility for a PCI DSS compliance program
  • 5.3.4 5.3.4 Anti-malware audit logs enabled and retained
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-03 Personnel activity and technology usage 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-PR.PS-04 Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring
  • NIST-CSF-RS.AN-06 Actions performed during an investigation are recorded, and the records' integrity and provenance are preserved
  • NIST-CSF-RS.AN-07 Incident data and metadata are collected, and their integrity and provenance are preserved

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions
  • AU-2 Event Logging
  • PE-3 Physical Access Control
  • SA-1 Policy and Procedures

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • AC-2(4) Automated Audit Actions
  • AU-2 Event Logging
  • PE-3 Physical Access Control
  • SA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • ASBv3-DS-7 Enable logging and monitoring in DevOps
  • LT-3 Enable logging for security investigation
  • LT-4 Enable network logging for security investigation

BSI IT-Grundschutz · 3 controls

  • BSI-28 Audit event logging and storage
  • BSI-29 Audit record review and analysis
  • BSI-31 Audit log protection and retention

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-IDM-06 Privileged access rights
  • C5-OPS-10 Logging and Monitoring - Concept
  • C5-OPS-13 Logging and Monitoring - Identification of Events

HIPAA Security Rule · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 3 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.9.4 Logging and monitoring
  • 6.9.7 Information systems audit considerations

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
  • E8-UAH-ML3 User Application Hardening - Maturity Level 3
  • ANSSI-HYG-36 Enable and Configure Logging on the Most Important Components

API 1164 · 1 control

  • API1164-11 Logging and Monitoring
  • ASD37-33 Capture network traffic (Limited)
  • SEC04-BP01 Configure service and application logging
  • AUCDR-IS-1 Limit risk of unauthorised access to the CDR data environment

EU AI Act · 1 control

  • CAT-D3-2 Detective controls
  • FTC-Safeguards-9-Elements 9 Safeguard Elements - Access, Inventory, Encryption, Secure-Dev, MFA, Disposal, Change-Mgmt, Monitoring, Pen-Test (16 CFR 314.4(c))
  • 62351-14 Cyber security event logging

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27018:2019 · 1 control

ISO 27799:2025 · 1 control

  • ISO27799-05 Audit trail for ePHI access
  • ISO-25012-4.11 Traceability

ISO/IEC 27011:2024 · 1 control

  • 27011-8.4 Logging and monitoring

ISO/IEC 27043:2015 · 1 control

  • ISO27043-24 Logging and monitoring

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • A.6.2.8 AI system recording of event logs

ISO/SAE 21434 · 1 control

  • ISO21434-24 Logging and monitoring
  • NISTPF-8 Protect-P Information Protection Processes (PR.PO-P)

NIST SP 800-190 · 1 control

  • AU-2 AU-2 Event Logging
  • AU-2 AU-2 Event Logging
  • AU-2 AU-2 Event Logging
  • NISTSP82-6 OT Audit, Monitoring, Anomaly Detection, and OT-Specific SOC

NIST SP 800-88 · 1 control

  • NISTSP88-7 Verification, Audit, Training, and Environmental/Safety Controls

NIST SP 800-92 · 1 control

  • NISTSP92-5 Log Analysis: Correlation, Baselining, Anomaly Detection, Alerting, Manual Review
  • ORANWG11-7 Logging, Monitoring, Incident Response, and Denial-of-Service Resilience

OWASP SAMM · 1 control

  • OWASPSAMM-5 Operations: Incident Management, Environment Management, Operational Management

OpenSSF Scorecard · 1 control

  • OSSFSC-7 Webhook Authentication, Contributors Diversity, Aggregate Score
  • PASONE-4 Technical Security: CDE Configuration, BIM Tools, Encryption, Aggregation, Mobile Working
  • PICSGMP-4 Chapter 4: Documentation - System, Record-Keeping, Data Integrity

PTES · 1 control

  • PTESPHASE-3 Threat Modeling
  • SHAREASSESS-4 Vulnerability Management, Patching, Application Security

SLSA · 1 control

  • SUPCHAIN-2 Source Integrity - Branch Protection, Code Review, Two-Person Rule
  • CISABD-1 Take Ownership of Customer Security Outcomes

South Korea ISMS-P · 1 control

  • ISMSP-SYS-03 Security Monitoring and Log Management
  • TSAPIPE-2 OT/IT Network Segmentation and Access Control

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