When Socrates reportedly said the “unexamined life is not worth living,” the Greek philosopher didn’t imagine the modern internet with its seemingly unlimited ability to absorb data. Every mouse click ...

Learn the basics of log management, including what logs are, what benefits they can bring, and what features to look for in a log management solution. Log management is an important component of ...

Log and event management is now a requirement for organizations that need to monitor security and IT policy enforcement, document compliance, and achieve IT operations excellence without increasing ...

We take a look at some of the best log management software for DevOps developers, engineers, and project managers. Learn more. Log management tools can help software development teams monitor and gain ...

Analyzing network security events for intrusion detection and forensics is a good and popular reason to implement log management, but it’s not the only reason. Auditing and compliance are becoming ...

In 2019, a seemingly innocuous and routine software update from SolarWinds, a Texas-based energy company, cascaded into a major cyberattack that affected the Pentagon, the U.S. Treasury, Justice and ...

System logs are akin to a continuous, detailed journal that records events and activities happening within a computer system. These logs are pivotal for diagnosing problems, understanding user ...

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." ...

Collecting too much log data overwhelms systems and staff. Centralized event log management lets you filter for the most significant security data. More companies are using their security logs to ...

Todd Persen is the CEO/Co-Founder of EraDB. He was previously CTO/Co-Founder at InfluxData, creators of the InfluxDB time-series database. The acquisitions of Humio and Scalyr are significant because ...