The ISSO must ensure an alert will remain written on the consoles until acknowledged by an administrator.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14655	NET0396	SV-15281r2_rule	ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 ECSC-1	Low

Description
Critical alerts require immediate response. Critical alerts must not roll off the screens. The requirements are necessary to ensure an administrator will be aware of the alerts or alarm. The intent is to ensure that if an administrator is physically at the remote workstation the message will remain displayed until they have acknowledged it.

STIG	Date
Firewall Security Technical Implementation Guide - Cisco	2017-12-07

Details

Check Text ( C-12670r2_chk )
Review the firewall configuration to determine what alerts have been defined and how the notifications are performed. Verify alerts generated will remain until acknowledged. If the device is not configured to send or retain notifications until acknowledgement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-14114r1_fix)
Configure the firewall to send an alarm or retain an alert message until acknowledged.