Hackers Hate Effective Cyber Monitoring
Skilled hackers always make a point of deleting log files just before launching their attack. Why are these log files so important? - It is because your log files contain the Who, What, When, Where and How of the attack.
Who
Who was compromised? - Hackers often piggy-back off of existing user accounts through phishing and the use of stolen credentials. Log files can show unusual behavior and help you identify compromised accounts.
How
How did the hacker get in? The log files help forensic investigators determine how the hackers infiltrated your network by identifying the techniques that were used to penetrate your network security. Hackers love to use the same door to break in a second time so they don't want you to know which vulnerability they used to penetrate your network.
What
What did the hackers do while in your network and what data did they access? It is very important to know what data the hackers accessed and if they attempted to exfiltrate that data? If so, was that data properly protected through encryption and rights management? If the hackers were successful they may contact you and threat to publish sensitive information if you fail to pay them a ransom.
Where
Which parts of the network did they navigate and which systems were compromised? Did the hackers gain access to your CRM, financial records or line of business servers? Were they able to create accounts or elevate privileges within your active directory? Did they make changes to your firewall or networking equipment?
When
When did they enter your network? - The date stamps in your log files allows an effective forensics investigator to build you a timeline of the hacker's activities. Learning early on in your recovery process of the exact time when a hacker breached your defenses is an incredibly valuable piece of information. It tells you and your team exactly what date to restore to so that you don't restore a compromised version of your network.
Skilled hackers always make a point of deleting log files just before launching their attack. Why are these log files so important? - It is because your log files contain the Who, What, When, Where and How of the attack.
Who
Who was compromised? - Hackers often piggy-back off of existing user accounts through phishing and the use of stolen credentials. Log files can show unusual behavior and help you identify compromised accounts.
How
How did the hacker get in? The log files help forensic investigators determine how the hackers infiltrated your network by identifying the techniques that were used to penetrate your network security. Hackers love to use the same door to break in a second time so they don't want you to know which vulnerability they used to penetrate your network.
What
What did the hackers do while in your network and what data did they access? It is very important to know what data the hackers accessed and if they attempted to exfiltrate that data? If so, was that data properly protected through encryption and rights management? If the hackers were successful they may contact you and threat to publish sensitive information if you fail to pay them a ransom.
Where
Which parts of the network did they navigate and which systems were compromised? Did the hackers gain access to your CRM, financial records or line of business servers? Were they able to create accounts or elevate privileges within your active directory? Did they make changes to your firewall or networking equipment?
When
When did they enter your network? - The date stamps in your log files allows an effective forensics investigator to build you a timeline of the hacker's activities. Learning early on in your recovery process of the exact time when a hacker breached your defenses is an incredibly valuable piece of information. It tells you and your team exactly what date to restore to so that you don't restore a compromised version of your network.
Let Us Help You Deploy A Robust and Affordable SIEM
Gathering and moving critical log files to a secure off-site repository and then applying machine learning engines to those logs to identify suspicious behavior is a critical capability if you hope to successfully recovery from a cyber attack. With a properly configured Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution in place you can stop hackers from effectively erasing their tracks which puts your organization in a much better position to fend off their attack.
USM technology can help your organization configure and manage an effective and secure your cloud based SIEM. We will work with you and your technical team to route critical log files from Active Directory, Azure AD, Firewalls and other critical infrastructure up into a cloud SIEM for secure storage and analysis.
Gathering and moving critical log files to a secure off-site repository and then applying machine learning engines to those logs to identify suspicious behavior is a critical capability if you hope to successfully recovery from a cyber attack. With a properly configured Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution in place you can stop hackers from effectively erasing their tracks which puts your organization in a much better position to fend off their attack.
USM technology can help your organization configure and manage an effective and secure your cloud based SIEM. We will work with you and your technical team to route critical log files from Active Directory, Azure AD, Firewalls and other critical infrastructure up into a cloud SIEM for secure storage and analysis.
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setup and maintain Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) security systems.
setup and maintain Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) security systems.
