CounterACT must off-load audit records onto a centralized log server in real time.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-76189	CACT-AG-000014	SV-90877r1_rule		Medium

Description
Off-loading ensures audit information does not get overwritten if the limited audit storage capacity is reached and also protects the audit record in case the system/component being audited is compromised. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. The audit storage on the ALG is used only in a transitory fashion until the system can communicate with the centralized log server designated for storing the audit records, at which point the information is transferred. However, DoD requires that the log be transferred in real time which indicates that the time from event detection to off-loading is seconds or less. This does not apply to audit logs generated on behalf of the device itself (management).

Description

Off-loading ensures audit information does not get overwritten if the limited audit storage capacity is reached and also protects the audit record in case the system/component being audited is compromised. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. The audit storage on the ALG is used only in a transitory fashion until the system can communicate with the centralized log server designated for storing the audit records, at which point the information is transferred. However, DoD requires that the log be transferred in real time which indicates that the time from event detection to off-loading is seconds or less. This does not apply to audit logs generated on behalf of the device itself (management).

STIG	Date
ForeScout CounterACT ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-75875r1_chk )
Verify CounterACT off-loads audit records onto a centralized log server in real time. 1. Connect to CounterACT’s Admin Console and log in. 2. Go to Tools >> Options >> Plugins >> Syslog. 3. Verify a Syslog server is configured in the "Send To" tab. 4. On the Events Filtering Tab, Verify all radio buttons associated with NAC Events, Threat Protection, System Logs, User Operations, and Operating systems messages are selected. If CounterACT does not off-load onto a centralized log server in real time, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-75875r1_chk )

Verify CounterACT off-loads audit records onto a centralized log server in real time.

1. Connect to CounterACT’s Admin Console and log in.
2. Go to Tools >> Options >> Plugins >> Syslog.
3. Verify a Syslog server is configured in the "Send To" tab.
4. On the Events Filtering Tab, Verify all radio buttons associated with NAC Events, Threat Protection, System Logs, User Operations, and Operating systems messages are selected.

If CounterACT does not off-load onto a centralized log server in real time, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-82827r1_fix)
Configure CounterACT to off-load onto a centralized log server in real time. 1. Connect to CounterACT’s Admin Console and log in. 2. Go to Tools >> Options >> Plugins >> Syslog. 3. Ensure a Syslog server is configured in the "Send To" tab. 4. On the Events Filtering Tab, ensure all radio buttons associated with NAC Events, Threat Protection, System Logs, User Operations, and Operating systems messages are selected.

Fix Text (F-82827r1_fix)

Configure CounterACT to off-load onto a centralized log server in real time.

1. Connect to CounterACT’s Admin Console and log in.
2. Go to Tools >> Options >> Plugins >> Syslog.
3. Ensure a Syslog server is configured in the "Send To" tab.
4. On the Events Filtering Tab, ensure all radio buttons associated with NAC Events, Threat Protection, System Logs, User Operations, and Operating systems messages are selected.