Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

si-7(8)

software, firmware, and information integrity  | auditing capability for significant events

assessment objective:

Determine if:

si-7(8)[1]

the organization defines personnel or roles to be alerted upon detection of a potential integrity violation;

si-7(8)[2]

the organization defines other actions to be taken upon detection of a potential integrity violation;

si-7(8)[3]

si-7(8)[3][a]

the information system, upon detection of a potential integrity violation, provides the capability to audit the event;

si-7(8)[3][b]

the information system, upon detection of a potential integrity violation, initiates one or more of the following actions:

si-7(8)[3][b][1]

generates an audit record;

si-7(8)[3][b][2]

alerts current user;

si-7(8)[3][b][3]

alerts organization-defined personnel or roles; and/or

si-7(8)[3][b][4]

organization-defined other actions.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: System and information integrity policy; procedures addressing software, firmware, and information integrity; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; integrity verification tools and associated documentation; records of integrity scans; incident response records, list of security-relevant changes to the information system; automated tools supporting alerts and notifications if unauthorized security changes are detected; information system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with responsibility for software, firmware, and/or information integrity; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developer].

Test: [select from: Software, firmware, and information integrity verification tools; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the capability to audit potential integrity violations; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing alerts about potential integrity violations].