The mobile operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32976	SRG-OS-000059-MOS-000029	SV-43374r1_rule		Medium

Description
If audit data were to become compromised then competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is difficult if not impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit data the mobile operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized access. This requirement can be achieved through multiple methods which will depend upon system architecture and design. Some commonly employed methods include ensuring log files have the proper file system permissions utilizing file system protections and limiting log data location. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit information system activity. Mobile device users must not delete audit log records and all records must be sent to a remote log or management server. Audit records must be protected from unauthorized deletion.

Description

If audit data were to become compromised then competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is difficult if not impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit data the mobile operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized access. This requirement can be achieved through multiple methods which will depend upon system architecture and design. Some commonly employed methods include ensuring log files have the proper file system permissions utilizing file system protections and limiting log data location. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit information system activity. Mobile device users must not delete audit log records and all records must be sent to a remote log or management server. Audit records must be protected from unauthorized deletion.

STIG	Date
Mobile Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2013-04-12

Details

Check Text ( C-41275r1_chk )
Verify the mobile operating system protects audit information from unauthorized deletion. If the mobile operating system does not protect audit information from unauthorized deletion, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-36890r1_fix)
Configure the mobile operating system to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.