CounterACT must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-76239	CACT-NM-000007	SV-90927r1_rule		Medium

Description
If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the application include date and time. Time is expressed in UTC.

STIG	Date
ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-75925r1_chk )
Determine if CounterACT records time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. Verify by connecting to the appliance via SSH using standard user/operator privilege. 1. After logon, type the following command at the prompt using the IP address of the configured NTP server: fstool ntp test 2. Verify the date references accurate time and the time zone points to UTC next to the year. If CounterACT does not record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-75925r1_chk )

Determine if CounterACT records time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review.

Verify by connecting to the appliance via SSH using standard user/operator privilege.

1. After logon, type the following command at the prompt using the IP address of the configured NTP server:
fstool ntp test
2. Verify the date references accurate time and the time zone points to UTC next to the year.

If CounterACT does not record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-82875r1_fix)
Configure CounterACT to record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC. Note: Updating time preferences will force CounterACT into maintenance mode. Use a scheduled outage for planned maintenance and stop CounterACT service prior to adjusting time settings. 1. After logon, type the following command at the prompt using the IP address of the required NTP server: fstool ntp 2. Ensure the date references accurate time and the time zone points to UTC next to the year.

Fix Text (F-82875r1_fix)

Configure CounterACT to record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC.

Note: Updating time preferences will force CounterACT into maintenance mode. Use a scheduled outage for planned maintenance and stop CounterACT service prior to adjusting time settings.

1. After logon, type the following command at the prompt using the IP address of the required NTP server:
fstool ntp
2. Ensure the date references accurate time and the time zone points to UTC next to the year.