5.3.4 Audit logs for anti-malware enabled
Audit logs for the anti-malware solution are enabled and retained in accordance with Requirement 10.5.1.
5
artefacts
2
held by a system
2
at each review
moderate
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
- Log configuration on AV console · SIEM / log platform
- Sample log extracts · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- SIEM ingestion evidence · SIEM / log platform
- Tamper protection evidence · SIEM / log platform
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- Log retention policy · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 2 of 5 artefacts that already live in a system (SIEM / log platform); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Logs local-only, not forwarded
- Retention shorter than 12 months
- No tamper protection
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 sheet5.3.3 For removable electronic media, the anti- malware solution(s): • Performs automatic scans of when the media is inserted, connected, or logically mounted, OR • Performs continuous behavioral analysis of systems or processes when the · 5.3.5 Anti-malware cannot be disabled by users