NIST-RA-5(8) Review Historic Audit Logs

Review historic audit logs to determine if a vulnerability identified in a [Assignment: system] has been previously exploited within an [Assignment: time period].

Reviewing historic audit logs to determine if a recently detected vulnerability in a system has been previously exploited by an adversary can provide important information for forensic analyses. Such analyses can help identify, for example, the extent of a previous intrusion, the trade craft employed during the attack, organizational information exfiltrated or modified, mission or business capabilities affected, and the duration of the attack.