Control · LOG-01

Security events are centrally logged and monitored 24x7

Logging & MonitoringSOC 2 · ISO 27001 · RBIRisk Medium

Requirement to validation

What should be true

Security logs from Entra ID, AWS CloudTrail, GitHub, SAP and the Customer Portal are centralised in the SIEM and high-severity alerts are triaged by the SOC within 30 minutes.

Requirements
ISO-A.8.15 A.8.15 · Logging
ISO-A.8.16 A.8.16 · Monitoring activities
RBI-CSF-NBFC-Annex-1-2 RBI-CSF-NBFC Annex 1 §2 · Cyber security — SOC monitoring, vulnerability management, incident reporting (RBI Cyber Security Framework for NBFCs (IT Framework for the NBFC Sector))
RBI-ITGRCA-2023-7.6 RBI-ITGRCA-2023 §7.6 · Audit trails / logging — logs retained and reviewed; protected from tampering (RBI Master Direction on IT Governance, Risk, Controls and Assurance Practices, 2023)
SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 · Monitors system components for anomalies indicative of malicious acts
SOC2-CC7.3 CC7.3 · Evaluates security events to determine whether they are incidents
Third parties
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Testing procedure
Microsoft Sentinel with data connectors; SOC runbooks. Tests: Amazon Web Services (ap-south-1): CloudTrail organisation trail enabled; Microsoft Entra ID: Entra diagnostic logs streamed to SIEM; Meridian Customer Portal: Portal audit events received in last 24h. Frequency continuous.

Findings (1)

Open list →
FindingObservationControlApplicationsSeverityStatusOwnerActionValidation
F-IAQ2-LOG-01Customer portal not onboarded to the SIEMLOG-01Amazon Web Services (ap-south-1), Microsoft Entra ID, Meridian Customer PortalMediumClosedAnanya RaoREM-F-IAQ2-LOG-01 · ClosedValidated

Evidence (6)

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EvidenceTitleControlSource systemCollectedStatus
Q2-EV-024Amazon Web Services (ap-south-1) · ticket sample (Q2)LOG-01Amazon Web Services (ap-south-1)3 Jun 2026Rejected
Q2-EV-025Microsoft Entra ID · access review (Q2)LOG-01Microsoft Entra ID8 Jun 2026Rejected
RBI-REQ-018AWS: CloudTrail organisation trail enabledLOG-017 Oct 2026Under review
SOC2-REQ-028AWS: CloudTrail organisation trail enabledLOG-015 Oct 2026Accepted
SOC2-REQ-029Microsoft Entra ID: Entra diagnostic logs streamed to SIEMLOG-01Microsoft Entra ID4 Oct 2026Accepted
SOC2-REQ-030Meridian Customer Portal: Portal audit events received in last 24hLOG-01Meridian Customer Portal9 Oct 2026Accepted

Tests (2)

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TestControlCycleTestedByResultConfidence
TST-SOC2-LOG-01LOG-01 · Security events are centrally logged and monitored 24x7Q3 2026 Unified Program Review3 Oct 2026Laura Bennett · Kestrel Assurance LLPPassHigh
TST-Q2-LOG-01LOG-01 · Security events are centrally logged and monitored 24x7Q2 2026 Unified Program Review18 Jun 2026Farah Khan, Vikram Mehta · Meridian Internal AuditFailHigh