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Splunk Enterprise must notify the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO) when account events are received (creation, deletion, modification, disabling).

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to create a new account. Sending notification of account creation events to the SA and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to offload those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000291-AU-000200, SRG-APP-000292-AU-000420, SRG-APP-000293-AU-000430, SRG-APP-000294-AU-000440</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-221939r1015827_rule
Severity
Low
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

If the Splunk instance is used for Tier 2 CSSP (formerly CND-SP) or JRSS analysis, this fix is Not Applicable.

Configure Splunk Enterprise, using the reporting and notification tools, to notify the SA and ISSO when account events are received for all devices and hosts within its scope of coverage.