CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep

Answer: C - Audit trail reviews can be completed manually or by automated means. If an organization reviews audit trails manually, it needs to establish a system of how, when, and why they are viewed. Usually audit logs are very popular items right after a security breach, unexplained system action, or system interruption. Audit rails can be done by automated means with the use of an audit-reduction tool which discards mundane task information and records system performance, security, and user functionality information that can be useful to a security professional or administrator.