NIST Special Publication 800-171 Revision 2

Date Published: January 28th, 2021

Withdrawn on May 14, 2024. Superseded by SP 800-171 Rev. 3

Author(s): Ron Ross (NIST), Victoria Pillitteri (NIST), Kelley Dempsey (NIST), Mark Riddle (NARA), Gary Guissanie (IDA)

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AC-3.3.3 Review and update logged events.

Control Family: Audit and Accountability

Control Type: Derived

SPRS Value: 1

SPRS Supplemental Guidance:

N/A

CMMC Level(s):

AU.L2-3.3.3

Top Ten Failed Requirement:

#6

Referenced in:

DFARS 252.204-7012

Derived From: NIST SP 800-53r4

AU-2(3)

NIST Supplemental Guidance:

N/A

Discussion:

The intent of this requirement is to periodically re-evaluate which logged events will continue to be included in the list of events to be logged. The event types that are logged by organizations may change over time. Reviewing and updating the set of logged event types periodically is necessary to ensure that the current set remains necessary and sufficient.

Upon assessment, assessors must determine if-

3.3.3[a] a process for determining when to review logged events is defined.
3.3.3[b] event types being logged are reviewed in accordance with the defined review
process.
3.3.3[c] event types being logged are updated based on the review.

Assessors are instructed to-

Examine: [SELECT FROM: Audit and accountability policy; procedures addressing audit records and event types; system security plan; list of organization-defined event types to be logged; reviewed and updated records of logged event types; system audit logs and records; system incident reports; other relevant documents or records].


Interview: [SELECT FROM: Personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities; personnel with information security responsibilities].

Test: [SELECT FROM: Mechanisms supporting review and update of logged event types].

Control Families

3.1: Access Control

3.2: Awareness and Training

3.3: Audit and Accountability

3.4: Configuration Management

3.5: Identification and Authentication

3.6: Incident Response

3.7: Maintenance

3.8: Media Protection

3.9: Personnel Security

3.10: Physical Protection

3.11: Risk Assessment

3.12: Security Assessment

3.13: System and Communications Protection

3.14: System and Information Integrity