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Research: Don't let sleeping logs lie
Who is looking at your logs? Better yet, what systems and policies do you have in place to monitor log files?
Datacenters are increasingly turning to log management to ease compliance burdens, and gain instant insight into the network. Nemertes Research says that "almost 80% of large and small enterprises have a data center-specific security policy defined, and of those with policies, more than 80% regularly test compliance with them."
The bad news?
Although everybody engages in some level of system logging (whether solely for security reasons, or in support of regulatory-compliance efforts as well), fewer than 30% of companies log all systems, and fewer still collect the logs at a central location for review and analysis. In fact, most logs are left in place and never reviewed except in the heat of a crisis, or worse, in the aftermath.
At NetworkWorld, Nemertes offers some suggestions on log management and the security considerations for customers, with recommendations of what to look to vendors to deliver in a strategy.
Not knowing what is going on in your enterprise is not a good defense, and point products only serve to add to creating even more silos of information across the enterprise. Taking the Log platform approach, with SOA and other architectural considerations are how we at LogLogic approaches log management and intelligence, and one that our customers are trumpeting!
Posted February 20, 2007 in Compliance , Log Management & Intelligence , LogMatters , Security | Permalink
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