Compliance Reference.

The ways logs, approvals, incident reports, and records get altered or faked, in plain language, and what DOR does about each one.

Incident Reporting

The clocks that start when something goes wrong, and the facts you report against them.

CMP-R.1

Incidents discovered too late to report on time

Reporting deadlines start when an organization knows, and attackers work to keep it from knowing.

DOR's answer

DOR records what systems received and changed, so problems surface as they happen.

RA-6.2.1RA-4.3.1

CMP-R.2

Altered timelines

A changed clock or edited log can scramble the sequence regulators ask for.

DOR's answer

DOR keeps the true order of events even if a clock is changed.

RA-5.3.2RA-5.1.2

CMP-R.3

Backdated records

Records and approvals can be created later and dated earlier.

DOR's answer

DOR locks in the order things happened.

RA-5.3.1

CMP-R.4

Impersonated staff and spoofed numbers

Attackers pose as employees, executives, and help desks to get access.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms the sender before anyone acts on the request.

RA-2.4.1RA-3.2.1

Audit Evidence

Logs, control results, and the proof auditors and assessors ask for.

CMP-E.1

Erased or edited logs

After an incident, logs are often edited or deleted to hide what happened.

DOR's answer

DOR's records cannot be edited or deleted.

RA-4.3.2

CMP-E.2

Evidence that shows a moment, not a state

Screenshots and exports show a control at one moment and can be staged.

DOR's answer

DOR records control results continuously as they happen.

RA-4.1.4RA-6.1.3

CMP-E.3

Compliance claims with nothing behind them

Organizations attest to controls that have drifted or were never in place.

DOR's answer

DOR's record shows what was actually running.

RA-4.1.3RA-4.3.3

CMP-E.4

Security tools switched off between audits

Controls can be disabled after an assessment and turned back on before the next.

DOR's answer

DOR checks itself and the systems it runs on continuously.

RA-4.3.1

Access and Approvals

Who signed in, who approved what, and why.

CMP-A.1

Sign-ins from the wrong person or device

Stolen credentials and cloned devices pass most sign-in checks.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms the person and the device behind each session.

RA-3.1.2RA-2.2.1

CMP-A.2

Changes with no approval on record

Sensitive changes are made with no record of who approved them.

DOR's answer

DOR requires a named approver and keeps the record.

RA-2.2.3RA-6.3.2

CMP-A.3

Insiders misusing access

People with legitimate access can use it for the wrong reasons.

DOR's answer

DOR requires a name and a reason for every sensitive action.

RA-2.4.2

Software and Suppliers

Updates, components, and the attestations vendors hand you.

CMP-S.1

Malicious or unapproved updates

An update can carry harmful code or differ from what was approved.

DOR's answer

DOR checks updates before they install.

RA-2.2.2RA-4.1.3

CMP-S.2

Vendor attestations that do not match reality

Component lists and attestations can be out of date or wrong.

DOR's answer

DOR checks them against what is actually running.

RA-6.2.3RA-3.3.3

Records and Retention

What you keep, what you release, and what you are required to hold.

CMP-D.1

Records altered after they are made

Records can be changed quietly long after they are filed.

DOR's answer

DOR proves a record is unchanged since it was created.

RA-6.1.3RA-6.3.1

CMP-D.2

Records released or destroyed without reason

Records can be purged before their retention period ends or released without approval.

DOR's answer

DOR requires a recorded reason for each and respects legal holds.

RA-6.3.2RA-4.3.2

CMP-D.3

Shared records altered after they leave

Records sent to regulators, auditors, or partners can be changed after they leave.

DOR's answer

DOR's proof travels with every copy.

RA-6.3.3

Compliance

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