Importance of Logs and Log Management for IT Security
Oct 02, 2013
IT Security is the name of the game and no matter how big or small the size of your organization, you will always invest enough on securing certain aspects of your IT network. In many organizations, it starts with monitoring your network for vulnerabilities that may enter the network to access potentially sensitive information in the form of security attacks . For example, you may have firewalls as your first line of defense, followed by vulnerability management, intrusion detection and prevention systems, managing your network configurations and so on. These are crucial because: Your routers can be easily breached without proper configuration and restrictions. If a firewall isn't configured correctly, a hacker can easily spot a port that is accidentally left open and can gain access to the network. Rogue access points, botnet malware and social engineering can make your wireless a porthole into your LAN. Why Logs? The very purpose of IT secu...
