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• Wherever possible, send all logs to a centralized log aggregator – make it the known sense of truth. If you can, try to have your logs on a dedicated resource. That is to say, don’t use your SIEM as a log aggregator, rather send all logs to the aggregator and have them forward to the SIEM (and whatever other resources you need logs from). • Ensure everything is logging. Applications, operating systems, and network/appliance traffic. Log successes as well as failures. Be careful not to over log though. I’ve seen ambitious logging projects collapse miserably because they simply became overwhelmed with amounts of data they had not projected for. By throttling back from verbose logging to a more targeted approach they were able to get back on track. • Ensure all sensitive logs are encrypted in transmission. If an attacker can sit on the wire and read your logs, they will be able to pick your bones clean. • Be sure to spec your log storage devices (and budgets) properly – and plan for expansion. Logs can be large, even with little activity. Anyone who has ever sat watching a Wireshark capture on a Windows network will tell you that operating system is extremely chatty. It’s surprising how much disk space you can chew up at a fast clip. Don’t size your log storage for current consumption, but also for projected growth. • At a minimum grab authentication events, security related events, device errors, database or file actions, and other critical pieces of information required to grab a minimal picture of what is happening on all machines. • Pick a log format and stick with it. If you can, try to have all logs recorded in a common format. This makes parsing and searching much easier for all concerned. • Make sure your logs are redundant, backed up, and recoverable. By this I mean: make sure your logs are able to fail over to another system if your main aggregator fails make sure you make frequent backups, with copies being stored off site make sure you can recover your logs; finding out you can’t during a legal discovery process isn’t a place you want to find yourself in • Pick a strategy that will best suit your needs. How frequently do you need to access logs, and how far back are your average searches going? Your budget and operational requirements will drive your decision making process. • Ensure all devices are syncing their time to the same common source. Timestamp disparities are an analyst’s nightmare, and render logs as potentially useless for investigative or legal use. • IT/networking teams can very often be helpful in selling costs to the management, or even sharing budget, as effective logs are also very effective troubleshooting tools. When something breaks, it usually shows up in the logs pretty quickly. Wherever possible, make logging a shared vision between teams. 82
A well designed and properly implemented logging strategy is the best way to equip your team to effectively detect and investigate suspicious activity, as well as to provide audit capabilities. In this increasingly hostile world, why wouldn’t you want to give them – and yourself - a head start? About the Author Gary Brown is Principal Consultant/CISO at Mosaic451. Mosaic451 is a managed cyber security service provider (MSSP) and consultancy with specific expertise in building, operating and defending some of the most highly-secure networks in North America Gary can be reached online at gary.brown@mosaic451.com and at our company website http://www.mosaic451.com/ 83
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