The Windows 2012 DNS Servers audit records must be backed up at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215660	WDNS-AU-000016	SV-215660r879582_rule		Medium

Description
Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up audit records to a different system or onto separate media than the system being audited on a defined frequency helps to assure, in the event of a catastrophic system failure, the audit records will be retained. This helps to ensure a compromise of the information system being audited does not also result in a compromise of the audit records. This requirement only applies to applications that have a native backup capability for audit records. Operating system backup requirements cover applications that do not provide native backup functions.

Description

Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up audit records to a different system or onto separate media than the system being audited on a defined frequency helps to assure, in the event of a catastrophic system failure, the audit records will be retained. This helps to ensure a compromise of the information system being audited does not also result in a compromise of the audit records. This requirement only applies to applications that have a native backup capability for audit records. Operating system backup requirements cover applications that do not provide native backup functions.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Domain Name System Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-02-22

Details

Check Text ( C-16854r314455_chk )
Consult with the System Administrator to determine the backup policy in place for Windows DNS Server. Review the backup methods used and determine if the backup's methods have been successful at backing up the audit records at least every seven days. If the organization does not have a backup policy in place for backing up the Windows DNS Server's audit records and/or the backup methods have not been successful at backing up the audit records at least every seven days, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-16854r314455_chk )

Consult with the System Administrator to determine the backup policy in place for Windows DNS Server.

Review the backup methods used and determine if the backup's methods have been successful at backing up the audit records at least every seven days.

If the organization does not have a backup policy in place for backing up the Windows DNS Server's audit records and/or the backup methods have not been successful at backing up the audit records at least every seven days, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16852r314456_fix)
Document and implement a backup policy to back up the DNS Server's audit records at least every seven days.