NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
AU-9
Audit and Accountability

Protection of Audit Information

Description

a. Protect audit information and audit logging tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion; and b. Alert [organization-defined parameter] upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information.

Mapped SPARTA techniques

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