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Back to Basics: Working with Linux Audit Daemon Log File

If you run the audit daemon on your Linux distribution you might notice that some of the most valuable information produced by auditd is not transmitted when you enable syslog forwarding to Graylog. By default, these messages are written to /var/log/audt/audit.log, which is written to file by the auditd process directly and not sent via syslog.

Benchmarking InfluxDB vs Cassandra for Time Series Data, & Metrics

In this technical paper, we'll compare the performance and features of InfluxDB and Cassandra for common time series workloads, specifically looking at the rates of data ingestion, on-disk data compression, and query performance. This data should prove valuable to developers and architects evaluating the suitability of these technologies for their use case.

Sumo Logic's State of the Modern App in the Cloud Report 2017

Sumo Logic's ‘State of Modern Applications in the Cloud’ report provides exclusive data-driven insights, best practices and emerging trends by analyzing technology adoption within the application stack. Key findings surround adoption of Linux in Azure, growth of serverless computing and containers; and a cloud security paradox.

Splunk, Big Data and the Future of Security

Current IT security tools and mindsets are no longer adequate to meet the scope and complexity of today's threats. Internet security has evolved over the last ten years but advanced persistent threats and the sophistication of the malware have fundamentally changed the way security teams must think about these new threats and the tools used for detective controls.