Cloud API logs are a significant blind spot for many organizations and often factor into large-scale, publicly announced data breaches. They pose several challenges to security teams: For all of these reasons, cloud API logs are resistant to conventional threat detection and hunting techniques.
In previous posts, we’ve written about two topics covered in the Devo eBook The Shift Is On, which presents the use case for centralized log management (CLM) in the cloud. First, we looked at the 5 best practices for security logging in the cloud. Next, we delved into the question of when your organization should adopt centralized logging. In our final installment, let’s examine the five key evaluation criteria for choosing the right CLM solution for your business.
Any organization with data assets is a possible target for an attacker. Hackers use various forms of advanced cyberattack techniques to obtain valuable company data; in fact, a study by the University of Maryland showed that a cyberattack takes place every 39 seconds, or 2,244 times a day on average. This number has increased exponentially since the COVID-19 pandemic forced most employees to work remotely, and drastically increased the attack surface of organizations around the world.
Most security pros know the value of log data. Organizations collect metrics, logs, and events from some parts of the environment. But there is a big difference between monitoring and a true centralized log management. How can you measure the effectiveness of your current logging solution? Here are four signs that it’s time to centralize log management in your organization: This post is based on content from the new Devo eBook The Shift Is On.
Logs are critical for detecting and investigating security issues. They also provide essential visibility into business operating environments. Many organizations, when they are small and just starting out, can get away with using a local log server and storage to collect data. Almost all security teams start off with this kind of on-premises logging approach. Most teams use an open-source, homegrown solution for this type of short-term, small-scale log analytics.
The importance of the security of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) networks is no secret (well, of course a lot of it is secret!). This is evidenced by the Department’s IT/cybersecurity budget request that annually tops $40 billion dollars. Last year’s IT and Cyberspace Activities Budget Overview perhaps said it best.
