¶ Introduction
Maintaining strong cybersecurity measures and adhering to regulatory compliance requirements are vital for organizations in today's digital landscape. Security events logging and reporting play a crucial role in achieving both these objectives. This solution brief presents an overview of Exium's comprehensive solution for Security Events Logging and Reporting, focusing on its importance in ensuring compliance.
¶ Challenges
Organizations face several challenges when it comes to security event logging and reporting for compliance:
Complex Regulatory Requirements: Regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and others require organizations to maintain a detailed log of security events, making compliance a complex task.
Diverse Data Sources: Security events can originate from various sources, including network devices, servers, applications, and more, making it challenging to centralize and correlate the data.
Data Volume and Velocity: The volume and velocity of security event data can be overwhelming, and organizations need efficient systems to handle and report on this data in real-time.
Real-time Monitoring: Timely detection and response to security events are essential. Delayed reporting can lead to regulatory violations and potential breaches.
¶ Solution: Security Events Logging and Reporting
With Exium's Security Events Logging and Reporting, you get logs and events from dozens of security controls implemented in Exium' SASE platform in a single central dashboard or as a single source if you like to ingest these events in your Security information and event management (SIEM) solution.
1. Centralized Log Management: Implement a centralized log management system that collects, aggregates, and stores logs from various sources in a standardized format. This central repository ensures easy access and efficient management of log data.
2. Real-time Event Collection: Leverage real-time log collection mechanisms to capture security events as they occur, allowing for immediate response and analysis.
3. Log Parsing and Normalization: Use log parsing and normalization techniques to convert raw log data into a common format, making it easier to correlate and analyze events across different sources.
4. Correlation and Alerting: Implement advanced correlation and alerting mechanisms to identify patterns and anomalies in log data. Automatically generate alerts for critical security events.
5. Compliance Reports: Generate predefined compliance reports based on regulatory requirements. These reports should cover access controls, data protection, incident response, and other relevant areas.
6. Audit Preparedness: Maintaining well-organized logs and compliance reports simplifies the audit process and demonstrates a commitment to security.
7. Customizable Dashboards: Create customizable dashboards to provide real-time visibility into the security posture, compliance status, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
8. Data Retention and Archiving: Implement a data retention and archiving policy to ensure compliance with data retention requirements while efficiently managing storage costs.
9. Integration with SIEM: Integrate the Exium's solution with a SIEM system for more advanced threat detection and response capabilities.
Effective security events logging and reporting is essential for maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and bolstering cybersecurity. Organizations can streamline their compliance efforts, enhance security, and reduce risk by implementing a comprehensive solution that centralizes log management, provides real-time alerts, and generates compliance reports.
¶ Events Logging in Exium's SASE Platform
To explore the breadth and depth of Logging and Reporting provided in Exium's platform:
- Navigate to the MSP admin console -> Client Workspace
- Click on Dashboards in the left menu bar → SIA (example)
- Check out the dashboard that visually display all the security events and logs
- Scroll down, expand and investigate each event if you like
Expand and analyze events and logs in as much detail as you prefer.
¶ Reporting in Exium's SASE Platform
Exium provides weekly executive reports and detailed on-demand reporting. You can configure, for example, emails where you like to receive reports reports or login to the admin console and generate a new report in real time.
- Navigate to the MSP admin console -> Client Workspace
- Click on Reports in the left menu bar → Analytics or Dashboard reports
- Enter email addresses that will receive regular reports
- Submit
¶ Integration with 3rd Party SIEM
Exium has pre-built integrations with a number of SIEM providers, for example
To activate the integration your SIEM so we can ship Logs and events, follow the steps below.
- Navigate to the MSP admin console -> Client Workspace
- Settings → SIEM
- Select the SIEM you like to integrate with, and follow the next steps.
- If the SIEM you are integrating with is not listed, contact Exium support at support@exium.net and we will be happy help.
By leveraging Exium's robust Security Events Logging and Reporting solution, organizations can not only meet their compliance obligations but also fortify their defenses against evolving cybersecurity threats.
To learn more about implementing SASE for your organization and explore tailored solutions that meet your unique requirements, contact Exium at hello@exium.net for a consultation or demonstration.