 NSTSSI Security Education Standards |
| NSTSSI Security Education Standards |
4. AUDIT
a. Policies/Procedures
(1) use alarms, signals and reports in accordance with existing policies and
procedures;
(2) summarize audit-related documentation;
(3) discuss electronic records management relative to compliance with local policies
and procedures; and
(4) describe three policies and/or procedures in which separation of duties is
appropriate or mandatory.
b. Countermeasures/Safeguards
(1) identify two countermeasures applicable to audit trail tampering; and
(2) describe three safeguards gained through use of audit trails.
c. Tools
(1) explain two major benefits of auditing;
(2) identify three audit tools;
(3) describe the major benefit gained through use of audit trails and logging policies;
(4) define an error log;
(5) explain two capabilities offered by expert security/audit tools;
(6) identify two intrusion detection systems; and
(7) describe the major operating system security features.