Windows Server 2019 audit records must be backed up to a different system or media than the system being audited.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-205799WN19-AU-000010SV-205799r958754_ruleCCI-001851medium
Description
Protection of log data includes assuring the log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Audit information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.
STIGDate
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-23

Details

Check Text (C-205799r958754_chk)

Determine if a process to back up log data to a different system or media than the system being audited has been implemented. If it has not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6064r355760_fix)

Establish and implement a process for backing up log data to another system or media other than the system being audited.