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Logging and Log Management

ISBN: 9781597496353
Pages: 400
Trim: 7.5 in x 9.25 in
Publication Date: Nov 2012

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Logging and Log Management

By Anton Chuvakin, Kevin Schmidt

Description

Effectively analyzing large volumes of diverse logs can pose many challenges, such as huge log-volumes, Logging and Log Management helps to simplify this necessary but complex process. Everything you need to know about system, network and security logging as well as about dealing with logs including log management and log analysis. From approaches to creating useful logs on systems and applications to log analysis, log searching and log review.

  • Comprehensive coverage of log management including analysis, visualization, reporting and more

  • Discover different uses for logs -- from system operations to regulatory compliance

  • Includes Case Studies including one on building your own Log Analysis System

About the Authors

Anton Chuvakin
Dr. Anton Chuvakin is a recognized security expert in the field of log<br>management and PCI DSS compliance.

Kevin Schmidt
Kevin J. Schmidt is a team lead and senior software developer at SecureWorks, Inc., an<br>industry leading MSSP.

Contents

  • Part I Background

    Chapter 1 Logs, Trees, Forest: the Big Picture

    Chapter 2 What is a Log

    Chapter 3 What is Log Analysis

    Part II Logging Infrastructure

    Chapter 4 Generating Logs

    Chapter 5 Centralized logging

    Chapter 6 TBA Log Retention

    Chapter 7 Case study: syslog-ng

    Chapter 8 Covert logging

    Part III Log Analysis

    Chapter 9 Analysis Goals, Planning and Preparation: What Are We Looking for?

    Chapter 10 Data Preparation

    Chapter 11 Simple Analysis Techniques

    Chapter 12 Filtering, Matching and Correlation

    Chapter 13 Statistical Analysis

    Chapter 14 Data Discovery (Mining)

    Chapter 15 Reporting and Summarization

    Chapter 16 Visualization

    Chapter 17 Laws of Logs and Common mistakes in log analysis

    Chapter 18 Common Log Tools

    Chapter 19 Log Management Procedures: Escalation, Response

    Part IV

    Chapter 20 Attacks against logging systems

    Chapter 21 Logging for Programmers

    Chapter 22 Logs and laws

    Chapter 23 Case Study: Build you own Log Analysis System

    Chapter 24 Cloud Logging

    Chapter 25 Log Standard and Future Trends

    Part V Appendices

    Appendix A Configuring Common Devices for Logging

     

  • Appendix B Log Analysis FAQs for various users