Logging and Log Management: The Authoritative Guide to Understanding the Concepts Surrounding Logging and Log Management introduces information technology professionals to the basic concepts of logging and log management. It provides tools and techniques to analyze log data and detect malicious activity. The book consists of 22 chapters that cover the basics of log data; log data sources; log storage technologies; a case study on how syslog-ng is deployed in a real environment for log collection; covert logging; planning and preparing for the analysis log data; simple analysis techniques; and tools and techniques for reviewing logs for potential problems. The book also discusses statistical analysis; log data mining; visualizing log data; logging laws and logging mistakes; open source and commercial toolsets for log data collection and analysis; log management procedures; and attacks against logging systems. In addition, the book addresses logging for programmers; logging and compliance with regulations and policies; planning for log analysis system deployment; cloud logging; and the future of log standards, logging, and log analysis. This book was written for anyone interested in learning more about logging and log management. These include systems administrators, junior security engineers, application developers, and managers.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Logs, Trees, Forest: the Big Picture
Chapter 2 What is a Log?
Chapter 3 Generating Logs
Chapter 4 Log Storage Technologies
Chapter 5 Case study: syslog-ng
Chapter 6 Covert logging
Chapter 7 Analysis Goals, Planning and Preparation: What Are We Looking for?
Chapter 8 Simple Analysis Techniques
Chapter 9 Filtering, Matching and Correlation
Chapter 10 Statistical Analysis
Chapter 11 Log Data Mining
Chapter 12 Reporting and Summarization
Chapter 13 Visualizing Log Data
Chapter 14 Logging Laws and Logging Mistakes
Chapter �15 Tools for Log Analysis and Collection
Chapter 16 Log Management Procedures: Escalation, Response
Chapter 17 Attacks against logging systems
Chapter 18 Logging for Programmers
Chapter 19 Logs and Compliance
Chapter 20 Planning Your Own Log Analysis System
Chapter 21 Cloud Logging
Chapter 22 Log Standard and Future Trends
Authors
Kevin Schmidt is a team lead and senior software developer at SecureWorks, Inc.. Kevin J. Schmidt is a senior manager at Dell SecureWorks, Inc., an industry leading MSSP, which is part of Dell. He is responsible for the design and development of a major part of the company's SIEM platform. This includes data acquisition, correlation and analysis of log data.Prior to SecureWorks, Kevin worked for Reflex Security where he worked on an IPS engine and anti-virus software. And prior to this he was a lead developer and architect at GuardedNet, Inc.,which built one of the industry's first SIEM platforms. Kevin is also a commissioned officer in the United States Navy Reserve (USNR).
Kevin has over 19 years of experience in software development and design, 11 of which have been in the network security space. He holds a B.Sc. in computer science. Chris Phillips Christopher Phillips is a manager and senior software developer at Dell SecureWorks, Inc.. Christopher Phillips is a manager and senior software developer at Dell SecureWorks, Inc. He is responsible for the design and development of the company's Threat Intelligence service platform. He also has responsibility for a team involved in integrating log and event information from many third party providers for customers to have their information analyzed by the Dell SecureWorks systems and security professionals. Prior to Dell SecureWorks, Christopher has worked for McKesson and Allscripts where he worked with clients on HIPAA compliance and security and integrating healthcare systems. Christopher has over 18 years of experience in software development and design. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and an MBA. Anton Chuvakin is a recognized security expert in the field of log management and PCI DSS compliance.. Dr. Anton Chuvakin is a recognized security expert in the field of log
management and PCI DSS compliance. He is an author of the books "Security Warrior" and "PCI
Compliance" and has contributed to many others, while also publishing dozens of papers on
log management, correlation, data analysis, PCI DSS, and security management. His blog
(http://www.securitywarrior.org) is one of the most popular in the industry.
Additionaly, Anton teaches classes and presents at many security conferences across the world
and he works on emerging security standards and serves on the advisory boards of
several security start-ups. Currently, Anton is developing his security consulting practice,
focusing on logging and PCI DSS compliance for security vendors and Fortune 500 organizations.
Anton earned his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University.
