ISO 27001 A.12.4.2 - Linux: Protection of Log Information

Role Availability Read-Only Investigator Analyst Manager

The "ISO 27001 A.12.4.2 - Linux: Protection of Log Information" report is related to logging facilities and log information that shall be protected against tampering and unauthorized access. This report shows the assets list by using the "ISO 27001 A.12.4.2 - Linux: Protection of Log Information" view.

The following table shows the event filters used by this template:

Filters Used by ISO 27001 A.12.4.2 - Linux: Protection of Log Information
Field Values
Event Type file_events
Data Source Device Osquery
Suppressed False

To generate the ISO 27001 A.12.4.2 - Linux: Protection of Log Information report

  1. Go to Reports > Compliance Templates.

    2. On the left navigation pane, click ISO 27001.

  2. Click Generate Report on the specific line for this report.

    The Configure Report dialog box displays.

    3. Note: This report doesn't have selected filters because it goes directly to an asset inventory.

  3. Click Edit Filters if you want to modify the selected filters, and then Continue to Filters. Do the modifications you need, and then click Edit Report.
  4. Click the date field if you want to choose a different date range.

    5. Configure Report Dialog Box

    Choose Last Hour, Last 24 Hours, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, Last 90 Days, or Custom Range to set a particular date range.

  5. Under the Format section, select either CSV or PDF for the format of the report.
  6. Select if you want to generate the report again, and choose Never, Daily, Weekly, Bi-weekly, and Monthly.
  7. Enter an email address to send the report. Select the Send to my Email Address option to add your email automatically.
  8. Select the Enable link expiration option. This link is delivered by email and expires in 14 days.
  9. Click Next.
  10. In the Report Name field, enter a name for the report. This name will be displayed in the Saved Reports page.
  11. (Optional.) Add a description that will be included.
  12. Under the Number of records section, choose the maximum number of records to include on the report: 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, or 2500.
  13. If you have chosen the PDF format, you will see the Graphs section, which you can use to include additional views. You can add or remove graphs included in the report by clicking the and the icons.
  14. Select Save & Run if you wish to keep the report in your Saved Reports on USM Anywhere page and receive the report in the indicated email.
  15. Click Run to run the report.