What this requirement asks
Correlate audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes for investigation and response to indications of unlawful, unauthorized, suspicious, or unusual activity.
This is a CMMC Level 2 requirement in the Audit & Accountability family, drawn from NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. An assessor evaluates it objective by objective — every objective below must be supported by evidence, not just described in a policy.
Assessment objectives (2)
- 3.3.5[a] — audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes for investigation and response to indications of unlawful, unauthorized, suspicious, or unusual activity are defined
- 3.3.5[b] — defined audit record review, analysis, and reporting processes are correlated
What an assessor examines
Examine:
- Audit and accountability policy
- procedures addressing audit record review, analysis, and reporting
- system security plan
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- procedures addressing investigation of and response to suspicious activities
- system audit logs and records across different repositories
- other relevant documents or records
Interview:
- Personnel with audit record review, analysis, and reporting responsibilities
- personnel with information security responsibilities
Test:
- Mechanisms supporting analysis and correlation of audit records
- mechanisms integrating audit review, analysis and reporting
Evidence that defends it
Show cross-source correlation example
Check your readiness
Score this requirement against your own environment with the Level 2 self-assessment checklist, or estimate your SPRS score with the free CMMC compliance tool. Self-reported answers are planning signals only — they do not establish a verified or assessor-accepted result.