AU.L2-3.3.7 Time Stamps & Synchronization
Synchronize internal system clocks against an authoritative time source so audit record time stamps are comparable across systems.
3
artefacts
2
held by a system
0
at each review
easy
to go live
Cloud console / configuration management
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Time synchronization configuration across in scope systems · Cloud console / configuration management
- Evidence of synchronization status and drift monitoring · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Authoritative time source identified and documented · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Automate the pull from your Cloud console / configuration management. Configuration snapshots and change history from the cloud console or IaC repository, diffed against the baseline.
Common gaps auditors find
- Systems synchronized to differing or local sources
- Time zone handling inconsistent across log sources
- Synchronization failures unmonitored
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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