AU-6 · Audit and Accountability · NIST SP 800-53 Rev5
AU-6: Audit records are reviewed and analyzed for inappropriate or unusual activity
How NIST SP 800-53 Rev5 control AU-6 (Audit and Accountability) maps to FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators, and the evidence scm.cc collects for it.
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What AU-6 requires
Audit records are reviewed and analyzed for inappropriate or unusual activity.
Paraphrased from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations (checked 2026-10-31). scm.cc does not reproduce the official control text; read the NIST catalog for the normative wording.
FedRAMP 20x KSIs that cover AU-6
These Key Security Indicators officially cite AU-6 as a related SP 800-53 control, so satisfying them is how a 20x package demonstrates this control.
KSI-IAM-ELP — Ensuring Least Privilege
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: au-6.7
KSI-IAM-SUS — Responding to Suspicious Activity
Identity and Access Management · official related-control citation: au-6.5
KSI-MLA-ALA — Authorizing Log Access
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: au-6.7
KSI-MLA-OSM — Operating SIEM Capability
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: au-6.1, au-6.3, au-6.4, au-6.5
KSI-MLA-RVL — Reviewing Logs
Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing · official related-control citation: au-6, au-6.1
Evidence scm.cc collects for AU-6
scm.cc tracks this as manual evidence you attach; it validates and replays exactly what you provide (no automated claim beyond that).