IBM z/OS system administrator must develop a procedure to offload SMF files to a different system or media than the system being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-97875	ACF2-OS-003430	SV-106979r1_rule		Medium

Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

STIG	Date
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-29

Details

Check Text ( C-96711r1_chk )
Ask the system administrator for the procedure to offload SMF files to a different system or media than the system being audited. If the procedure does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-103551r1_fix)
Develop a procedure to offload SMF files to a different system or media than the system being audited.