The Mainframe Product must allow only the ISSM (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.

From Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Associated with: CCI-000171

SV-82679r1_rule The Mainframe Product must allow only the ISSM (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.

Vulnerability discussion

Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident, or identify those responsible for one.The list of audited events is the set of events for which audits are to be generated. This set of events is typically a subset of the list of all events for which the system is capable of generating audit records.

Check content

Examine the configuration settings. Verify the capability to select auditable events is restricted to security administrators or system programmers. If it is not, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the Mainframe Product to restrict selection of auditable events to system programmers and security administrators.

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