The IBM z/OS system administrator (SA) must develop a process to notify appropriate personnel when accounts are removed.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-223765
RACF-OS-000090
SV-223765r998364_rule
Medium
Description
When operating system accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual operating system users or for identifying the operating system processes themselves. Sending notification of account removal events to the SAs and information system security officers (ISSOs) is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that operating system accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.