Batch accounts should have resource logs enabled

Audits whether resource logs are enabled on Batch accounts. Enabling them lets you recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised.

Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised.

What this control checks

Common pitfalls

Required retention defaults to 365 days

The requiredRetentionDays parameter has a defaultValue of 365. The parameter description is "The required resource logs retention in days".

Audit evidence

Evidence that deployed resources meet this control: Azure Policy compliance results for the built-in policy definition "Resource logs in Batch accounts should be enabled" (428256e6-1fac-4f48-a757-df34c2b3336d); PowerPipe control azure_compliance.control.batch_account_logging_enabled.

Framework-specific interpretation

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5: Mapped to AU-12 (Audit Record Generation), AU-12(1) (System-wide and Time-correlated Audit Trail), AU-6(4) (Central Review and Analysis) and 1 more clause.

FedRAMP Moderate Baseline Rev 4: Mapped to AU-12 (Audit Generation).

Framework mappings

The clauses this control is mapped to in each framework.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

AU-6(4) Central Review And Analysis
AU-6(5) Central Review And Analysis
AU-12 Audit Record Generation
AU-12(1) System-Wide And Time-Correlated Audit Trial

FedRAMP Moderate Baseline Rev 4

AU-12 Audit Generation

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2

3.3.1: Create and retain system audit logs and records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful or unauthorized system activity
3.3.2 Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users, so they can be held accountable for their actions

CMMC 2.0 Level 2

AU.L2-3.3.1 Create and retain system audit logs and records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful or unauthorized system activity
AU.L2-3.3.2 Ensure that the actions of individual system users can be uniquely traced to those users, so they can be held accountable for their actions

FedRAMP High