Cyber Posture

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family AU

AU-1Policy and Procedures

Develop, document, and disseminate to {{ insert: param, au-1_prm_1 }}: {{ insert: param, au-01_odp.03 }} audit and accountability policy that: Addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and Is consistent with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines; and Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the audit and accountability policy and the associated audit and accountability controls; Designate an {{ insert: param, au-01_odp.04 }} to manage the development, documentation, and dissemination of the audit and accountability policy and procedures; and Review and update the current audit and accountability: Policy {{ insert: param, au-01_odp.05 }} and following {{ insert: param, au-01_odp.06 }} ; and Procedures {{ insert: param, au-01_odp.07 }} and following {{ insert: param, au-01_odp.08 }}.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

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Weaknesses this control addresses (3)AI

CWEs ranked by how often they appear in real CVEs. The rationale describes how this control reduces exploitability of each weakness class.

CWE Name CVEs Why this control addresses it
CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File1,378Procedures mandate excluding sensitive data from logs to prevent unauthorized exposure via audit records.
CWE-117Improper Output Neutralization for Logs95Policy and procedures require sanitization and neutralization when generating audit logs to avoid injection issues.
CWE-778Insufficient Logging23Audit policy requires defining and implementing logging of security-relevant events, directly reducing insufficient logging.

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