IBM z/OS system administrator must develop a procedure to offload SMF files to a different system or media than the system being audited.

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.

Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

Ask the system administrator for the procedure to offload SMF files to a different system or media than the system being audited.

If the procedure does not exist, this is a finding.

Develop a procedure to offload SMF files to a different system or media than the system being audited.