Sekit CSF · Logging & Monitoring · Technical
RCF-0195Time sync
Technical controls enforce NTP synchronisation and alert when system clocks drift beyond acceptable thresholds
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RCF-0195Time syncLogging & Monitoring · Technical
RCF-0195 maps to 4 controls across the published frameworks. Open in the full graph →
Maps to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 · Annex A controls
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A.8.16Monitoring activitiesenablesAlerting automatically when a clock drifts beyond threshold keeps timestamps trustworthy, a precondition for A.8.16's monitoring to correlate events correctly across systems.A.8.17Clock synchronizationsupportsConfiguring NTP against the approved source and alerting on drift beyond a threshold is the technical leg that carries out the synchronization requirement A.8.17 sets in practice.
Maps to NIST CSF 2.0
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Evidence that proves this control
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Time synchronization configuration
The proof that all systems have their clocks synchronised to a trusted source, which is key for investigating incidents.
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