Log Correlation
What is Log Correlation?
The process of analyzing log data from multiple sources to identify related events and detect patterns that may indicate security threats.
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What the standards actually require on log correlation
Requirements naming log correlation across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.
Agencies should have systems that process system event logs to find and correlate events pointing to behavioural anomalies or possible security compromise, in close to real time.
new-zealand-information-security-manual-nzism::16.6.15.C.02 · 16.6.15.C.02 Near real-time log correlation for anomalies →Management has a process to identify indicators of compromise from external and internal sources, hunt teams and technology (threat intelligence feeds, intrusion detection and prevention, endpoint visibility, DLP, log correlation, file integrity, malware detec...
ffiec-it-examination-handbook::IS-III.C · III.C Incident Identification and Assessment (Information Security) →A methodology must be implemented to promptly identify attack patterns and undesirable behaviour across systems, including: spotting anomalies or suspicious activity in real time;
pci-dss-4-0::A3.5.1 · A3.5.1 Methodology for prompt detection of attack patterns →Questions people ask about log correlation
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