NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 · 3.3 Audit & Accountability
3.3.6 Audit reduction and report generation
Provide audit record reduction and report generation to support on-demand analysis and reporting.
- SPRS weight
- 1
- 1 point deducted from 110 when not implemented.
- CMMC level
- L2
- Level 2 only; not among the 17 Level 1 practices.
- Assessment objectives
- 2
- From NIST SP 800-171A, each one a “determine if” an assessor answers.
What an assessor checks
NIST SP 800-171A breaks 3.3.6 into 2 objectives. Every one has to be met for the requirement to be met; a partial answer scores as not implemented.
- [a]Determine if an audit record reduction capability that supports on-demand analysis is provided.
- [b]Determine if a report generation capability that supports on-demand reporting is provided.
- Examine
- [SELECT FROM: Audit and accountability policy; procedures addressing audit record reduction and report generation; system design documentation; security plan; system configuration settings and associated documentation; audit record reduction, review, analysis, and reporting tools; system audit logs and records; other relevant documents or records].
- Interview
- [SELECT FROM: Personnel with audit record reduction and report generation responsibilities; personnel with information security responsibilities].
- Test
- [SELECT FROM: Audit record reduction and report generation capability].
If it is open: POA&M eligibility
May be carried on a Level 2 POA&M · 1 point deducted
A 1-point requirement outside the six named exclusions - eligible to carry, and NOT MET until a closeout assessment confirms it.
A POA&M is only permitted at a score of 88 or above, and closes in one 180-day window. Check a full gap list or compute your score.
Where 3.3.6 maps
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
- AU-6 Audit Review, Analysis, and Reporting
- AU-7 Audit Reduction and Report Generation
NIST CSF 2.0
- Audit log records are reduced and reported
SOC 2
No direct mapping.
Query it from your own tools
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lookup_control 3.3.6 get_assessment_objectives 3.3.6 generate_poam_entries ["3.3.6"]
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