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Author Chuvakin, Anton A

Title Logging and log management : the authoritative guide to understanding the concepts surrounding logging and log management / Anton A. Chuvakin, Kevin J. Schmidt, Christopher Phillips ; Patricia Moulder, technical editor
Published Waltham, Mass. : Syngress, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 431 pages :) : illustrations
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
Summary 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 analysis methods are covered in detail, including approaches to creating useful logs on systems and applications, log searching and log review. Comprehensive coverage of log management including analysis, visualization, reporting and moreIncludes information on different uses for logs -- from system operations to regulatory complianceFeatures case Studies on syslog-ng and actual real-world situations where logs came in handy in incident responseProvides practical guidance in the areas of report, log analysis system selection, planning a log analysis system and log data normalization and correlation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Computer security
COMPUTERS -- Internet -- Security.
COMPUTERS -- Networking -- Security.
COMPUTERS -- Security -- General.
Computer security
Form Electronic book
Author Schmidt, Kevin J
Phillips, Christopher
Moulder, Patricia
ISBN 9781597496360
1597496367
1283855577
9781283855570