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ISO 27001 (2013): Full
12.4.2: Protection of log information

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ISO 27001 (2013): Full

12.4.2: Protection of log information

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Documentation of system logs for self-maintained data systems
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Technical cyber security
Security systems and logging
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Documentation of system logs for self-maintained data systems
1. Task description

The development of system logs must keep pace with the development of the system and enable, for example, the necessary resolution of incidents. In connection with the data system list, we describe for which systems we are responsible for the implementation of the logging. For these systems, we document:

  • which data is saved on the log
  • how long log data is retained
Protecting log information
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Technical cyber security
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Protecting log information
1. Task description

The logs are protected from unauthorized changes to the data and from malfunctions, which are e.g.:

  • changes to the message types that can be saved
  • editing or deleting log information
  • exceeding log storage capacity, which can result in transactions being overwritten or not logged

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