Tag: Log Management

Investigate breaches, see trends and know everything that happened on your network with log archiving.

The ABCs of IT Infrastructure Monitoring—the Letter L is for Log Management

Knowing how the network is constructed through topology maps, and monitoring all key devices are key to an essential network defense.

One relatively simple and common tool that provides additional valuable analysis into security incidents is log management.

Every device, OS and application in your IT environment generates a record of activities in the form of log files. These audit trails of activity provide valuable information when investigating security breaches and when submitting regulation compliance reports.

Log data can be a tremendous resource for protecting digital assets against cyber attacks. Trouble is, trying to make sense of all the logs generated by IT networks is like pointing a fire hose at someone dying of thirst. They’re desperate for a drink, but they simply can’t handle that much water all at once!

When an operating system crashes, a server stops responding to ping, or a simple PowerShell DSC configuration needs to be debugged, where's the first place a sysadmin goes? The event log. The Windows event log records a wealth of information. Let's see how we can automate log reviews.