{"id":5046,"date":"2020-03-02T21:09:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2021-04-16T13:18:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T12:18:47","slug":"siem-logging-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/de\/blog\/siem-logging-best-practices","title":{"rendered":"SIEM Logging Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the cybersecurity threat landscape\u00a0becomes increasingly sophisticated, managed services providers (MSPs) should take extra precautions to protect their customers\u2019 networks. A security information and event management (SIEM) system is an excellent choice for MSPs because it helps mitigates cybersecurity threats from two different angles, all from a single interface. SIEM collects information from multiple data sources\u2014network data, threat intelligence feeds, compliance regulations, firewalls, etc.\u2014and uses that data to power capabilities designed to help IT admins respond to threat events in real time.<\/p>\n

In contrast to singular security control systems like\u00a0asset management<\/a>\u00a0or network intrusion detection, SIEM allows you to dig deeper into security vulnerabilities by unifying information from disparate systems and offering unparalleled visibility into events that occur in your system. SIEM is not a threat detection system in and of itself, but it enhances the security tools you already use by providing real-time insights to build upon. If you put high-quality log data into an SIEM tool, you\u2019ll receive high-quality security insights about your network. These insights can help make your network security protocols stronger and more precise.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, many IT administrators treat SIEM implementation like a \u201cset it and forget it\u201d solution. To experience the full benefits of security information and event management, MSPs should adopt a set of best practices to optimize said solution, beginning with security logging.<\/p>\n

What are SIEM logs?<\/b><\/h3>\n

How does\u00a0security logging<\/a>\u00a0fit into SIEM implementation best practices? If you break SIEM down to its core components, it\u2019s a log management system. All the information a SIEM tool gathers comes in the form of logs, or records of events that occur within an organization\u2019s IT infrastructure and network.<\/p>\n

Examples of logs collected by SIEM include, but aren\u2019t limited to:<\/p>\n