E099 - Security Foundations - Logging and Monitoring

In this next episode in our occasional Security Foundations series, fractional CISO Steve Sims returns to discuss the importance of logging, monitoring, and effective detection strategies to enhance security posture and compliance. Learn how to tune logs, leverage AI, and build a mature security program. Previous Security Foundations series episodes: - Asset Management: 📹https://youtu.be/GdiVzP2mby0 🎧https://www.socializingsecurity.com/e/e012-security-foundations-champions-of-asset-management/ - Vulnerability Management: 📹https://youtu.be/n0KVn89FUn0 🎧https://www.socializingsecurity.com/e/e063-security-foundations-plugging-holes-with-asset-management Steve Sims on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-sims-cissp/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Security Basics 02:45 Understanding Logging and Its Importance 05:30 Tuning Logs for Effective Monitoring 12:33 Compliance and Logging: A Critical Connection 14:34 Metrics for Success in Logging and Monitoring 18:24 The Tools of the Log Digestion Trade 24:21 The Role of Compliance With Logging and Security 28:33 The Markers of Logging and Monitoring Success 32:32 The Role of AI in Log Analysis 35:24 Setting Up a Security Program 37:17 Conclusion 38:36 Outro