The VMM must protect audit information from unauthorized modification.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-207364	SRG-OS-000058	SRG-OS-000058-VMM-000270	SV-207364r958436_rule	2024-12-06	2

Description
If audit data were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit data, the VMM must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit VMM activity.

Description

If audit data were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit data, the VMM must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit VMM activity.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the VMM protects audit information from unauthorized modification. If it does not, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the VMM to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.