CCR024
Embed immutable, system-generated evidence at point of control execution so audit-ready records require no retrospective reconstruction.
CyberTRIZ analysis · Audit contradiction CCR024 · one of 8,235 worked contradictions published by CyberTRIZ.AI
Regulations
Control Evidence Availability vs Evidence Integrity
Business ContextControl owners and auditors benefit when evidence is readily available for monitoring, testing, regulatory review, and assurance. Making evidence easy to generate or modify can weaken confidence that records accurately represent what occurred.
Audit TRIZ ResolutionGenerate evidence directly from controlled processes and preserve its provenance. System logs, immutable timestamps, automated records, access controls, and traceable modifications can improve availability while reducing opportunities for retrospective alteration.
Applicable TRIZ Principles
Principle 25 – Self-Service allows systems to generate evidence as controls operate.
Principle 10 – Prior Action establishes evidence-integrity mechanisms before records are created.
Principle 28 – Mechanics Substitution replaces manually prepared evidence with system-generated records where appropriate.
Expected Outcome
Greater evidence availability
Stronger evidence integrity
Faster control testing
Reduced manual preparation
Decision Indicators
Evidence is created manually only when audit requests it.
Control records can be modified without traceability.
Auditors cannot determine when evidence was generated.
Control owners reconstruct documentation after activities occur.
Easier evidence production reduces confidence in its authenticity.