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Critical systems require at least daily log review, however, what types of logs/activities should we pay attention to?
 
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1. Consecutive login failure especially in non-office hour.
 
1. Consecutive login failure especially in non-office hour.
  

Revision as of 09:40, 17 March 2007

Overview

Purpose:

  • Communicate potential risks to stakeholder.
  • Communicate rationale for security-relevant decisions to stakeholder.

Role:

  • who typically does this

Frequency:

Log Review Tips

Critical systems require at least daily log review, however, what types of logs/activities should we pay attention to?

1. Consecutive login failure especially in non-office hour.

2. Login in non-office hour.

3. Authority change, addition and removal. Check them against with authorized application.

4. Any system administrator's activities

5. Any unknown workstation/server are plugged into the network?

6. Logs removal/log overwritten/log size is full

7. Pay more attention to the log reports after week-end and holiday

8. Any account unlocked/password reset by system administrators without authorized forms?

Subactivity 2

Describe the subactivity here


Subactivity 3

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