Using Logs for Security and Compliance: Part 1

Logs have quite a bit of application potential. Check out all about log collection for compliance and security use!

Matt Kiernan

Jan. 27, 16 · Performance Zone · Analysis

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For organizations that need to remain compliant with specific regulatory standards, requirements can too often be confusing and complex. In our latest white paper Using Logs to Address Compliance Standards, we aim to shed light on the role of logs across three popular compliances: HIPAA, PCI DSS, and Sarbanes Oxley.

While each compliance varies in specificity, log management plays a central role in all three. The below excerpt from Using Logs to Address Compliance Standards explores the different types of events an organization should be actively looking for within their logs based on each of the three compliance standards.

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Log Collection for Compliance

What type of log events should be collected

Remember that when it comes to logging, compliance standards vary in specificity. Here’s a recap of logging recommendations from section 1:

HIPAA	PCI	SOX
Account Management Success/Failure Directory Services Access Success/Failure System Events Success/ Failure Group Management Modi cations, Additions and Deletions Object Deletions Object Access Attempts Success/Failure Account Management Log On Failures to Active Directory Authentication Failures Elevated Access Actions Password Changes	All Individual Accesses to Card Holder Data Administrative and Root Access Actions Creation and Deletion of System-level Objects Invalid Logical Access Attempts	User Log On User Log Off Log On Failure Audit Logs Access Object Access Host Session Status Account Management Changes Removal or Addition of Global Group Removal or Addition of Members of a Global Group Audit Policy Changes Successful User Account Validation Unsuccessful User Account Validation Individual User Actions Network Device Changes

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Using Logs for Security and Compliance: Part 1

Logs have quite a bit of application potential. Check out all about log collection for compliance and security use!

Log Collection for Compliance

What type of log events should be collected

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