10.2.1.2 Log all admin actions
Audit logs capture all actions taken by any individual with administrative access, including any interactive use of application or system accounts.
5
artefacts
3
held by a system
0
at each review
easy
to go live
SIEM / log platform
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- PAM session recordings or logs · SIEM / log platform
- Sample admin event logs · SIEM / log platform
- Alert rules on admin actions · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- OS-level admin command auditing (auditd, sysmon) · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Coverage of all admin entry points · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Automate the pull from your SIEM / log platform. Retention and alert rules exported from the SIEM; review evidence is the closed-alert record with reviewer and time.
Common gaps auditors find
- sudo not logged
- Cloud console actions missed
- Application admin actions unlogged
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.
Build my evidence sheet10.2.1.1 Log all user access to CHD · 10.2.1.3 Log access to audit logs