In the event of a logging failure, caused by loss of communications with the central logging server, the DBN-6300 must queue audit records locally until communication is restored or until the audit records are retrieved manually or using automated synchronization tools.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
It is critical that when the IDPS is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it take action to mitigate the failure. Audit processing failures include software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. Responses to audit failure depend upon the nature of the failure. The DBN-6300 performs a critical security function; therefore, its continued operation is imperative. Since availability of the DBN-6300 is an overriding concern, shutting down the system in the event of an audit failure should be avoided, except as a last resort. The SYSLOG protocol does not support automated synchronization; however, this functionality may be provided by Network Management Systems (NMSs), which are not within the scope of this STIG.
- ID
- SV-79489r1_rule
- Version
- DBNW-IP-000009
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Audit records are automatically backed up on a real-time basis via syslog when enabled.
Verify the DBN-6300 is connected to the syslog server.
Navigate to Settings >> Advanced >> Syslog.