AU-5(2) Real-time Alerts
Control enhancement of AU-5 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures
Control
Provide an alert within [Assignment: real-time period] to [Assignment: personnel, roles, and/or locations] when the following audit failure events occur: [Assignment: audit logging failure events requiring real-time alerts].
Discussion
Alerts provide organizations with urgent messages. Real-time alerts provide these messages at information technology speed (i.e., the time from event detection to alert occurs in seconds or less).
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