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Log management strategies that work

Log management strategies that work

Date: Aug 23, 2010

Almost all applications keep logs, but managing those logs -- wading through the vast amounts of data they collect to find important bits of information -- can feel like an impossible task. In this video presentation, Diana Kelley of consultancy SecurityCurve gives expert advice on how to tune log management tools and policies so they pick up on only the necessary events. Key concepts include:

- Choosing the log management product that best matches your organization's needs
- Understanding log management as a component of compliance
- Tuning log management tools to pick up on only the necessary data
- Normalizing log management tools across time zones

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