For each event logged, the date and time of the event, the relevant user or process, the relevant filename, the event description, and the information technology equipment involved are recorded.
Topic
Event log details
Applicable to
all
History
Priority
must
Jun 2024
For each event logged, the date and time of the event, the relevant user or process, the relevant filename, the event description, and the information technology equipment involved are recorded.
References to ICT equipment were amended to IT equipment.
Mar 2022
For each event logged, the date and time of the event, the relevant user or process, the relevant filename, the event description, and the ICT equipment involved are recorded.
The recommendation to capture specific details of event logs associated with application control (ISM-0957) was rescinded due to significant overlap with existing event logging recommendations (ISM-0585).
2015
For each event logged, agencies must ensure that the logging facility records the followingdetails, where applicable:• date and time of the event• relevant users or process• event description• success or failure of the event• event source e.g. application name• ICT equipment location/identification.
2010
For each event identified as needing to be logged, agencies must ensure that the log facility records atleast the following details, where applicable:••••••date and time of the eventrelevant system users or processevent descriptionsuccess or failure of the eventevent source (for example, application name)ICT equipment location/identification.
2008
For each event identified as needing to be logged, agencies must ensure that the log facility records at least the following details, where applicable: a. date and time of the event b. relevant system user(s) or process c. event description d. success or failure of the event e. event source (e.g. application name) f. terminal location/identification.