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Kona Site Defender providing content filtering must generate an alert to, at a minimum, the ISSO and ISSM when denial-of-service (DoS) incidents are detected.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of major detection incidents that require immediate action, and this delay may result in the loss or compromise of information. The ALG generates an alert that notifies designated personnel of the Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) that require real-time alerts. These messages should include a severity level indicator or code as an indicator of the criticality of the incident. These indicators reflect the occurrence of a compromise or a potential compromise. Since these incidents require immediate action, these messages are assigned a critical or Level 1 priority/severity, depending on the system's priority schema. CJCSM 6510.01B, "Cyber Incident Handling Program", lists nine Cyber Incident and Reportable Event Categories. DoD has determined that categories identified by CJCSM 6510.01B Major Indicators (category 1, 2, 4, or 7 detection events) will require an alert when an event is detected. Alerts may be transmitted, for example, telephonically, by electronic mail messages, or by text messaging. The ALG must either send the alert to a management console that is actively monitored by authorized personnel or use a messaging capability to send the alert directly to designated personnel.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-91145r1_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure Kona Site Defender to alert the ISSO, ISSM, and SA when detection events occur:

1. Log in to the Akamai Luna Portal (Caution-https://control.akamai.com).
2. Click the "Monitor" tab.
3. Under the "Security" section select "Security Monitor".
4. Click the "Notification" button (an icon shaped like a triangle with an exclamation point on the inside)