The MDM server must centralize the review and analysis of audit records from multiple components within the server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36303	SRG-APP-111-MDM-258-SRV	SV-47707r1_rule		Medium

Description
Due to the numerous functions a MDM server implementation processes, log files can become extremely large because of the volume of data. The more processes that are logged, more log data is collected. This can become very difficult to analyze manually; therefore, it is important to process them automatically and tailor the views of the data to only those events of interest based upon selectable criteria. Without the automation of log processing, based upon events of interest to security personnel, log files will not be viewed accurately and actions will not be taken when a significant event occurs on the system because it can be too overwhelming. Significant or meaningful events may be missed due to the sheer volume of data if logs are reviewed manually. Reducing the auditing capability to only those events that are significant aids in supporting near real-time audit review and analysis requirements and after-the-fact investigations of security incidents.

Description

Due to the numerous functions a MDM server implementation processes, log files can become extremely large because of the volume of data. The more processes that are logged, more log data is collected. This can become very difficult to analyze manually; therefore, it is important to process them automatically and tailor the views of the data to only those events of interest based upon selectable criteria. Without the automation of log processing, based upon events of interest to security personnel, log files will not be viewed accurately and actions will not be taken when a significant event occurs on the system because it can be too overwhelming. Significant or meaningful events may be missed due to the sheer volume of data if logs are reviewed manually. Reducing the auditing capability to only those events that are significant aids in supporting near real-time audit review and analysis requirements and after-the-fact investigations of security incidents.

STIG	Date
Mobile Device Manager Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-24

Details

Check Text ( C-44545r1_chk )
Review the configuration settings to determine whether the MDM server audit system centralizes the review and analysis of audit records from multiple components within the server. If the MDM server cannot support the capability to centralize the review and analysis of audit records from multiple components within the server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-40835r1_fix)
Configure the MDM server to centralize the review and analysis of audit records from multiple components within the server.