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Log Analysis

What is Log Analysis?

The examination of system and application logs to identify security events, troubleshoot issues, and support compliance monitoring.

Information Security

What the standards actually require on log analysis

Requirements naming log analysis across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Operate log analysis per NIST SP 800-92 Chapter 5 (Operational Processes) + Section 5.12 (Performing Log Analysis). Correlation and detection rules per Section 5.12.1: implement correlation rules combining signals across sources (authentication + endpoint + ne...

NISTSP92-5 · Log Analysis: Correlation, Baselining, Anomaly Detection, Alerting, Manual Review →

Emerging internal and external threat intelligence is combined with correlated log analysis to predict future attacks.

ffiec-cybersecurity-assessment-tool-cat::D2.MA.Ma.A.2 · D2.MA.Ma.A.2 Monitoring and Analyzing (Advanced 2) →

CSF 2.0 outcome: information on adverse events is provided to authorized staff and tools. Priority High. R1: generate alerts and provide them to cybersecurity and incident response tools and staff (for example the SOC and incident responders).

nist-sp-800-61-rev-3::DE.AE-06 · DE.AE-06 Alerts and findings delivered to the SOC and responders, with ticketing →

Advanced control principles for threat monitoring and analysis (required, with baseline and intermediate, of an AI whose inherent risk is high). Threat intelligence sources covering every part of the threat profile are prioritised and monitored;

hkma-cyber-resilience-assessment-framework-c-raf::4.4.A · 4.4 Threat monitoring and analysis: advanced level →

The incident management log is the running record of everything done in handling an event or incident: each assessment, decision, escalation, action, communication and change, logged by the point of contact and the response team as it happens for later analysi...

iso-iec-27035-1-2023::4.7.3 · Incident management log →

Configuration standards covering every server, network device and system component, virtual images, snapshots and the hypervisor included, consistent with industry-accepted hardening standards.

mtcs-singapore::14.2 · Server and network device configuration standards →

Questions people ask about log analysis

What is Log Analysis?
The examination of system and application logs to identify security events, troubleshoot issues, and support compliance monitoring.
Why is Log Analysis important for compliance?
Log Analysis is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding log analysis helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Log Analysis?
Log Analysis appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-92, FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT), NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3, HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF), ISO/IEC 27035-1:2023. Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Log Analysis?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how log analysis applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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