The Cisco switch must be configured to send log data to a central log server for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the Information System Security Officer (ISSO).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220620	CISC-ND-001450	SV-220620r835098_rule		High

Description
The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate security personnel. The stored log data can used to detect weaknesses in security that enable the network Information Assurance (IA) team to find and address these weaknesses before breaches can occur. Reviewing these logs, whether before or after a security breach, is important in showing whether someone is an internal employee or an outside threat.

Description

The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate security personnel. The stored log data can used to detect weaknesses in security that enable the network Information Assurance (IA) team to find and address these weaknesses before breaches can occur. Reviewing these logs, whether before or after a security breach, is important in showing whether someone is an internal employee or an outside threat.

STIG	Date
Cisco IOS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-09

Details

Check Text ( C-22335r835096_chk )
Verify that the switch is configured to send logs to a central log server. The configuration should be similar to the example below: logging x.x.x.x If the switch is not configured to send log data to the syslog server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22324r835097_fix)
Configure the switch to send log messages to the syslog server as shown in the example below: SW4(config)#logging host x.x.x.x