In most big security breaches, there’s a familiar thread: something funny was going on, but no one noticed. The information was in the logs, but no one was looking for it. Logs from the hundreds or ...

The log-on/log-off category of the Windows security log gives you the ability to monitor all attempts to access the local computer. In this article I’ll examine each log-on type in greater detail and ...

Anyone looking for a more unique way to manage their network logs and scan for problems or issues, may be interested in a new guitar that has been modified to be powered by an Arduino and Raspberry Pi ...

Log management is one of those necessary tasks that every company should do, but that few companies do consistently well. Collecting and analyzing computer and device logs can pay off in many areas, ...

Getting caught up in day-to-day tasks is just part of being an administrator. So how do you get to the point where you’re planning and controlling the network instead of continuously reacting to it?

Security vendor Tripwire develops technology to take on security event and log management, while Ipswitch’s network management division WhatsUp Gold acquires Dorian Software to address customer ...

In some of my recent posts regarding Wi-Fi actionable data, I focused on the importance of using logs to learn what traffic is on the network, discover traffic patterns, determine which devices are in ...

Logs are central to forensic investigations, but only if they're collected, stored long enough, contain everything investigators need, and the bad guys don't get to them first. That's a big "if." ...