CHAPTER 10
Auditing and Management Processes
In this chapter, you will learn about
• The value of auditing to enforce accountability
• Using clipping levels to define acceptable thresholds
• Using audit trails to re-create events leading to security incidents
• Types of audit logs used to create audit trails
• Using security audits to verify compliance
• Using baselines for configuration control
• Preventing outages with change management
Understanding Auditing and Accountability
Chapter 1 introduced the AAAs of security: authentication, authorization, and accounting. When used together, they ensure that only authorized entities (such as users and applications) can access systems or data and that a record of such activities exists. ...
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