Email audit trails must be reviewed daily.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-18869	EMG3-037 EMail	SV-20654r2_rule	ECAT-1	Low

Description
Access to email servers and software are logged to establish a history of actions taken in the system. Unauthorized access or use of the system could indicate an attempt to bypass established permissions. Reviewing the log history can lead to discovery of unauthorized access attempts. Reviewing the logs daily helps to ensure prompt attention is given to any suspicious activities discovered therein.

Description

Access to email servers and software are logged to establish a history of actions taken in the system. Unauthorized access or use of the system could indicate an attempt to bypass established permissions. Reviewing the log history can lead to discovery of unauthorized access attempts. Reviewing the logs daily helps to ensure prompt attention is given to any suspicious activities discovered therein.

STIG	Date
Email Services Policy STIG	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-22677r5_chk )
Review the audit trail review procedures in the EDSP. Examine artifacts of log reviews (results) and review frequency. If Audit trail review procedures and evidence of review results exist, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-19573r2_fix)
Document audit record review procedures in the EDSP. Implement audit record daily reviews as documented.