Auditing must be configured as required.

From Windows 2003 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECAR-3, ECAR-2

SV-29742r2_rule Auditing must be configured as required.

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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.

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Configure the system to audit the following categories as outlined. Audit account logon events - Success, Failure Audit account management - Success, Failure Audit logon events - Success, Failure Audit object access - Failure Audit policy change - Success Audit privilege use - Failure Audit system events - Success

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