Implementing a good log management solution is not an easy task! If your organisation decides (should I add “finally“?) to deploy “tools” to manage your huge amount of logs, it’s a very good step forward but it must be properly addressed. Devices and applications have plenty of ways to generate
Tag: Log Management
The value of HTTP 404 Errors
The HTTP protocol has a list of response status codes to help communication between the server and the browser. Everytime a server responds to a browser request, a status code is sent. The most common ones are: “200” which means “Everything is ok, here is some food!” and “404” which
Use the Ports, Luke!
Last week, I went to London to attend the RSA Conference Europe (my wrap up is here). One of the sessions I followed was presented by Eric Vyncke about “forensics in a post IPv4 exhaustion“. You should live on another planet if you’re not aware of the coming IPv4 exhaustion.
From Logs to Hell!
I have hesitated a while before choosing the right image to illustrate this article. I read again a press-release about a new log-management product which pretends to provide “out-of-the-box security and compliance for business of all sizes“. Dear v€ndor, are you living in a care bears world or are you