Windows Server 2019 audit records must be backed up to a different system or media than the system being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205799	WN19-AU-000010	SV-205799r958754_rule		Medium

Description

Protection of log data includes assuring the log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Audit information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-23

Details

Check Text (C-6064r355759_chk)

Determine if a process to back up log data to a different system or media than the system being audited has been implemented.

If it has not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6064r355760_fix)

Establish and implement a process for backing up log data to another system or media other than the system being audited.