However the burden remains with the organization to determine whether an alert is meaningful in a broader context, such as overall posture. They must also figure out if and how that alert fits into a larger chain of malicious activity. Reliable, central logging is the first critical step toward gaining visibility across a multi-layered security environment to make these determinations.

This white paper, Four Easy Ways Central Logging Improves Security Posture, illustrates:

• The importance of end-to-end visibility in improving security posture
• How four common data sources can protect your organization now
• How to use data sources to focus security investigations