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Central Log Server Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Central Log Server that aggregates log records from hosts and devices must be configured to use TCP for transmission.

    <VulnDiscussion>If the default UDP protocol is used for communication between the hosts and devices to the Central Log Server, then log recor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The Central Log Server must be configured to notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO), at a minimum, when an attack is detected on multiple devices and hosts within its scope of coverage.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Notification may be configured to be sent by the device, SNMP server, or Central Log Server. The best practice is for these n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • The Central Log Server must be configured to automatically create trouble tickets for organization-defined threats and events of interest as they are detected in real time (within seconds).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In most Central Log Server products today, log review (threat detection), can be automated by creating correlation content ma...
    Rule Medium Severity

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