10.6.1 Time synchronization in use
System clocks and time are synchronized using time-synchronization technology.
5
artefacts
2
held by a system
0
at each review
moderate
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
- Configuration baselines mandating NTP · Cloud console / configuration management
- Monitoring of NTP drift · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- NTP server architecture diagram · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Coverage matrix of systems syncing to authoritative source · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Sample time-sync verification on hosts · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 2 of 5 artefacts that already live in a system (Cloud console / configuration management); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Some hosts not synced
- No authoritative source
- Drift 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.
Build my evidence sheet10.5.1 Audit log retention 12 months · 10.6.2 Time settings consistent and accurate