The Mainframe product must notify the system programmer and security administrator of failed security verification tests.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-205527
SRG-APP-000275-MFP-000372
SV-205527r961185_rule
Medium
Description
If personnel are not notified of failed security verification tests, they will not be able to take corrective action and the unsecure condition(s) will remain.
Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.
Notifications provided by information systems include messages to local computer consoles, and/or hardware indications, such as lights.
This requirement applies to applications performing security functions and the applications performing security function verification/testing.
Review Mainframe Product Installation instructions and settings.
If the Mainframe Product does not provide a message to the system programmer and security administrator to notify of failed security verification tests, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-5793r299815_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product to notify the system programmer and security administrator of failed security verification tests.