Do incident responders and authorized personnel have 24/7 access to log analysis findings?
Explanation
Around-the-clock visibility is the issue: whether incident responders and other authorized staff can reach log analysis findings at any hour, every day.
Continuous access to log data is critical during security incidents when timely analysis can significantly reduce response time and limit potential damage.
Without immediate access to these findings, incident responders may be unable to effectively investigate and mitigate security events, especially those occurring outside business hours.
Evidence could include screenshots of log analysis dashboards with timestamps showing 24/7 availability, documentation of access control policies for log analysis systems, or records showing successful after-hours access to log analysis platforms by incident response team members.
Implementation Example
Incident responders and other authorized personnel can access log analysis findings at all times
ID: DE.AE-06.300
Context
- Function
- DE: DETECT
- Category
- DE.AE: Adverse Event Analysis
- Sub-Category
- Information on adverse events is provided to authorized staff and tools
Related questions
- Has your organization established and maintained a baseline of network operations and expected data flows for users and systems?
- Does your organization use SIEM or similar tools to continuously monitor log events for malicious and suspicious activity?
- Does your organization integrate current cyber threat intelligence feeds into your log analysis and monitoring tools?
- Does your organization conduct regular manual reviews of log events for systems that cannot be adequately monitored through automated means?
- Does your organization utilize log analysis tools to generate actionable reports from log data?
- Does your organization centralize log data by continuously transferring logs from multiple sources to a consolidated set of log servers?
