Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Linux Logging

Kevin Kaminski: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Linux Logging (Like Why It’s So Bad and What To Do About it) For blue teams, visibility is everything and logging operating system activity is essential to a good defense. Linux and *nix operating systems usually run many important servers in an organization’s environment, however they are often low on the logging priority list. Even when they are logging, the logs are unstructured, lack details, and sometimes miss activity altogether. Analysts performing investigations often come up empty handed when analyzing Linux servers and may be left wondering how such a critical, enterprise level technology can lack decent logging while even Windows XP Home Edition’s logging is so much more robust? ----------- WEB: https://www.bsidestampa.net DISCORD: https://discord.gg/FhdkSNa24P TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bsidestampa MERCH: https://bsides-tampa.launchcart.store/ About BSides Tampa: B-Sides Tampa is an Information Technology Security Conference hosted by the Tampa Bay Chapter of (ISC)², a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The purpose of the B-Sides Tampa is to provide an open platform for Information Security industry professionals to collaborate, exchange ideas and develop long standing relationships with others in the community. The B-Sides Tampa IT Security Conference took place Virtually on March 27th, 2021.