Log Management and SIEM Best Practices

Effective logging for security monitoring and forensics.

Good logging is essential for detection and investigation.

What to Log

- Authentication events
- Authorization decisions
- System changes
- Network connections
- Error conditions

- Centralized collection
- Secure transmission (TLS)
- Tamper protection
- Retention policies
- Time synchronization (NTP)

- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Elastic Security
- IBM QRadar
- Sumo Logic