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The Case for Universal Log Processing
Andreas Antonopoulos revealed some more wisdom from his interviews with 82 IT managers:
“The average enterprise has more than 1,200 applications, but even that number is increasing every year”.
I have always known that enterprises have many applications because a typical log management and intelligence RFP has requests for about 200 discrete log sources. The bigger point is that 70% of enterprise software applications are homegrown or highly customized. This means there are a lot of “one-off requests”.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter anymore how long your list is of “supported applications”. What really matters is how quickly you can support “unknown log types”. Nothing is better than instant gratification and so at LogLogic have opted for out-of-the-box support for unknown log types. We use natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to provide baseline support for any application that writes ASCII.
- Dominique
Posted May 31, 2006 in Log Management & Intelligence , LogEd , LogMatters | Permalink
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LogLogic and the SANS Institute Sponsor Industry’s First Log Management Summit
As the proven industry leader in transforming log data into critical intelligence for compliance, operations and security, we're thrilled to announce that with the SANS Institute we have created the only major conference on what works in log management, to be held in Washington, D.C. on July 12-14.
This promises to be a great event with more than 20 speakers - mostly users - speaking to best practices and leading-edge approaches. Moreover, it will go beyond security and network intelligence to look at more complete approaches to LMI spanning operations, IT controls, compliance and SLAs. Here's what Anton has to say:
It's time for log management to move beyond network intelligence and security event management, said Anton Chuvakin, director of product management, LogLogic, and member of the SANS Organizing Committee. Log management and intelligence has established itself as a critical discipline in medium to large enterprises. Activities such as compliance, information protection, audit, availability and user monitoring and risk mitigation are driving a new set of practices and policies. Our commitment to and participation in this event is further evidence of our support for the global log management and intelligence market. We look forward to sharing this event with our customers and partners.
If you are a LogLogic customer or partner and interested in attending, be sure to use the promo code to get a discount: LOGLOGIC10.
Posted May 30, 2006 in Log Management & Intelligence , LogEd , LogLogic News | Permalink
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A Hint At The Importance Of Logs
A brief but important hint on the importance of log management and intelligence came during the "Apple vs. Bloggers" case last week when, according to The Register, the Judge admonished Apple for not taking time to look at its logs:
Judge Rushing agreed, and castigated for Apple for failing to look harder inside the corporation for the identity of the leakers. Apple didn't examine storage logs, for example, and failed to interview employees under oath.
Posted May 30, 2006 in Blinks | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
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Red Herring 100
LogLogic wins a place on the Red Herring 100. Congratulations to the entire team driving LogLogic's success. This is another endorsement of our strategy and market momentum. Here is what Red Herring had to say:
"While it was easy to pull out the first few hundred companies that stuck out like tufts of elephant grass, before long we were forced to strictly apply criteria designed to locate the companies with the most potential. Young firms with revolutionary offerings, raw potential, and a dash of risk were the ones most likely to make the final cut."
Posted May 26, 2006 in Blinks , LogLogic News | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
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The LMI Lens
Too often LMI is viewed through the lens of SIEM. Others get that it not only warrants its own lens but also its fundamental differences.
The fact that some bright analysts can read between the lines and understand what Log Management and Intelligence is really about does make us happy: capturing 100% of all logs from any device with a scalable and cost-effective pricing model of course makes all customers very happy!
Thanks to Mike Rothman from Security Incite who writes: “Folks like LogLogic that have a flat fee, without per device charges make the technology more accessible. And given a driver for SIM is compliance, then having all applicable devices covered is just crucial”.
Posted May 26, 2006 in Blinks , Log Management & Intelligence | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
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A Marriage of IT Governance and IT Services Management
“Operational Efficiency” is one of four priorities identified in recent interviews with 82 IT executives by Andreas Antonopoulos from Nemertes Research. Companies are focusing on data-center management and operations, attempting to cut costs, improve efficiency, and better align IT spending with business needs and service demands. A whopping 75% of respondents see a shift in IT culture to "IT as a service" and over 50% of respondents have adopted governance and delivery standards such as ITIL and COBIT.
It is encouraging to see the ITIL and COBIT frameworks finally being mentioned in the same breath. ITIL is a favorite with IT Operations, whereas COBIT is the darling of auditors and security personnel. COBIT has a strong association with “SOX Compliance” but COBIT can also be used to improve the quality of IT and to cut costs by reducing downtime. By the way, “availability” was one of the other priorities identified.
Similarly, successful Log Management and Intelligence implementations reach beyond security monitoring and include COBIT and ITIL controls around identity and access management, change management, business continuity and IT infrastructure (service level agreement) monitoring.
The hidden message in all of this is when selecting a Log Management and Intelligence system make sure to involve your operations folks to evaluate your vendor on operations features such as fast, ad-hoc reporting and search.
- Dominique
Posted May 24, 2006 in Compliance , Log Management & Intelligence , Risk Management , Security | Permalink
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Vote For LogLogic
We're up for another award, this time over at Info Security. If you are a customer, you can vote today!
Posted May 16, 2006 in LogMatters | Permalink
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Attend Log-ED ~ Go Home Earlier
Last week we announced the arrival of Log-ED, a new series of training programs that will take your log management and intelligence expertise to new levels.
Our first offering, Log Management and Intelligence Analyst, teaches best practices for collecting and storing log data; implementing log standards; and, provides an overview on how companies can validate IT controls and mitigate risk using logs.
It's time to mark your calendars! Public courses are available:
- San Jose: May 23-24
- Atlanta: May 31-June 1
- Chicago: June 6-7
Learn how to:
- Understand log management and intelligence best practices
- Exercise log management best practices from current processes
- Perform administrative tasks using the user interfaces Implement
- Open Log Services & of delivery log data from devices to LogLogic appliances — and from these appliances to other systems
- Systematize file transfers from devices to LogLogic appliances
- Distinguish user privileges
- Apply user rights to fit a specific role
- Design and implement a centralized management solution
- Carry out Agile Reporting
- Implement and easily customize alerts and reports to notify an analyst of important events
- Understand why automated and continuous compliance is mission critical
- Discuss today’s regulatory environments and mandates — including SOX, COSO, and COBIT 4.0
- Explore the features of LogLogic Compliance Suite
- Validate and monitor IT controls using LogLogic appliances
- Perform network forensics on a simulated compromised network
If you aren't using LogLogic, that's fine. You'll still learn lots. If you are, this is the perfect opportunity to use your log management and intelligence platform to its fullest potential. Let us show you what it can do for you to make you better at your job, while lessening your workload. With these new skills, it's likely you'll be going home much earlier!
Posted May 12, 2006 in LogEd | Permalink
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Growing Team LogLogic
LogLogic is growing fast. Very fast. This week we're on the hunt for a technical support engineer.
If you love working with customers, solving complex problems and working with leading-edge products, LogLogic might be your next move. In this role you'll be responsible for external customer support and customer satisfaction. You can learn more here. There are also plenty of other opportunities to join the log management and intelligence leader.
We're also beefing-up our marketing team. So, if you get blogs, wikis, channel & community marketing - and - have a real passion for working with sales to accelerate their success, drop Andy an email.
Posted May 09, 2006 in LogLogic News | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
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Looking Back At Interop
We're catching our breath after a crazy week at Interop and the launch of LogLogic's PCI Compliance Suite, Project Lasso and Log-ED training programs. If you're interested in reading more, here are a few of the highlights:
- Infoworld on LogLogic getting into Open Source
- NetworkWorld on Vendors easing compliance
- Cnet on LogLogic adding an open source foundation
- The Register on users not having to mess around with Windows agents
There was plenty more written, all pointing to the intersection of logs and compliance - and logs and open source. Expect more from us in both areas in the coming months.
Posted May 08, 2006 in Compliance , LogLogic News | Permalink
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SANS Log Management Summit
In what is clear recognition of the distinct Log Management and Intelligence (LMI) Market, SANS is staging what is to the best of our knowledge, the first LMI Summit.
The SANS 2006 Log Management Summit, on July 12-14 in Washington DC at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, is a must-attend event that focuses on what works well in log management – the best practices.
The Log Management Summit is a user-to-user, non-commercial conference where you can learn about the strengths and weaknesses of competing technologies, where users will share the lessons they have learned and take an early look at the results of SANS’ assessment of what types of log management intelligence and reporting are most effective in actually improving security. The Summit is your opportunity to go beyond regulatory demands, gain control of your log management and ensure that the system your organization has in place is doing all that it can to improve your organization’s security.
Posted May 08, 2006 in Log Management & Intelligence , LogLogic News , LogMatters | Permalink
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