The Cisco router must be configured to send log data to at least two syslog servers 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-216547	CISC-ND-001450	SV-216547r916078_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 IA team to find and address these weaknesses before breaches can occur. Reviewing these logs, whether before or after a security breach, are 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 IA team to find and address these weaknesses before breaches can occur. Reviewing these logs, whether before or after a security breach, are important in showing whether someone is an internal employee or an outside threat.

STIG	Date
Cisco IOS XR Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-05-05

Details

Check Text ( C-17782r916076_chk )
Verify that the router is configured to send logs to at least two syslog servers. The configuration should look similar to the example below: logging 10.1.3.22 vrf default severity info logging 10.1.3.23 vrf default severity info If the router is not configured to send log data to the syslog server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17779r916077_fix)
Configure the router to send log messages to the syslog servers as shown in the example below. RP/0/0/CPU0:R3(config)#logging 10.1.3.22 severity info RP/0/0/CPU0:R3(config)#logging 10.1.3.23 severity info