The Cisco ISE must automatically audit account enabling actions.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail which documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and ISSO. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.
- ID
- SV-242613r961290_rule
- Version
- CSCO-NM-000070
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Enable logging categories for Cisco ISE to send auditable events to the syslog target.
From the Web Admin portal:
1. Choose Administration >> System >> Logging >> Logging Categories.
2. Click the radio button next to the Administrative and Operational Audit logging category and then click "Edit".
3. Choose INFO from the Log Severity Level drop-down list.