Ensure a log monitoring and alerts are set up for unauthorized API calls

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Description

Real-time monitoring of API calls can be achieved by directing ActionTrail Logs to LogService and establishing corresponding query and alarms. It is recommended that a query and alarm be established for unauthorized API calls. Monitoring unauthorized API calls will help reveal application errors and may reduce time to detect malicious activity. Reported as a manual review item: the benchmark audit needs console review or organisational judgement.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

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Perform the following steps to ensure log monitoring and alerts are set for unauthorized API calls. 1. Logon to SLS Console. 2. Click Log Service Audit Service in the navigation pane to go to the Log Service Audit Service page. 3. Ensure the Action Trail are Enabled under the Access to Cloud Products > Global Configuration page, and click Central Project. 4. Select Alerts. 5.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Perform the following to ensure the log monitoring and alerts are set up for unauthorized API calls: 1. Logon to SLS Console. 2. Click Log Service Audit Service in the navigation pane. 3. Go to Access to Cloud Products > Global Configuration page. a. Select a location of project for logs. b. Check the Action Trail and configure a proper days. c. Click Save to save the changes. 4. Go to Access to Cloud Products > Global Configurations click Central Project. 5. Select Log Management > Actiontrail Log. 6.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: alibabalogging
Reference: CIS Alibaba Cloud Foundation Benchmark v2.0.1 - 2.16 Ensure a log monitoring and alerts are set up for unauthorized API calls