The system must be configured to audit Account Management - Security Group Management successes.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26535	WN12-AU-000017	SV-53007r1_rule	ECAR-2 ECAR-3	Medium

Description
Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security Group Management records events such as creating, deleting, or changing security groups, including changes in group members.

Description

Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security Group Management records events such as creating, deleting, or changing security groups, including changes in group members.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-07-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-45934r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration -> System Audit Policies -> Account Management -> "Audit Security Group Management" with "Success" selected.