The vCenter server must provide an immediate real-time alert to the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO), at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258926	VCSA-80-000150	SV-258926r961401_rule		Medium

Description
It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability and system operation may be adversely affected. Alerts provide organizations with urgent messages. Real-time alerts provide these messages immediately (i.e., the time from event detection to alert occurs in seconds or less). Satisfies: SRG-APP-000360, SRG-APP-000379, SRG-APP-000510

Description

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability and system operation may be adversely affected. Alerts provide organizations with urgent messages. Real-time alerts provide these messages immediately (i.e., the time from event detection to alert occurs in seconds or less). Satisfies: SRG-APP-000360, SRG-APP-000379, SRG-APP-000510

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62666r934434_chk )
Review the Central Logging Server being used to verify it is configured to alert the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, on any AO-defined events. Otherwise, this is a finding. If there are no AO-defined events, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-62575r934435_fix)
Configure the Central Logging Server being used to alert the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, on any AO-defined events.