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Logging and log management : the authoritative guide to understanding the concepts surrounding logging and log management /

Effectively analyzing large volumes of diverse logs can pose many challenges. Logging and Log Management helps to simplify this complex process using practical guidance and real-world examples. Packed with information you need to know for system, network and security logging. Log management and log...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chuvakin, Anton A.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Schmidt, Kevin J., Phillips, Christopher, Moulder, Patricia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Waltham, Mass. : Syngress, 2013.
Subjects:
Computer security.
Sécurité informatique.
COMPUTERS > Internet > Security.
COMPUTERS > Networking > Security.
COMPUTERS > Security > General.
Computer security
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Logs, trees, forest : the big picture
  • What is a log?
  • Log data sources
  • Log storage technologies
  • Syslog-NG case study
  • Covert logging
  • Analysis goals, planning and preparation : what are we looking for?
  • Simple analysis techniques
  • Filtering, normalization, and correlation
  • Statistical analysis
  • Log data mining
  • Reporting and summarization
  • Visualizing log data
  • Logging laws and logging mistakes
  • Tools for log analysis and collection
  • Log management procedures : log review, response, and escalation
  • Attacks against logging systems
  • Logging for programmers
  • Logs and compliance
  • Planning your own log analysis system
  • Cloud logging
  • Log standards and future trends.