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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Overview

SolarWinds® Kiwi Syslog® Server is an affordable on-premises solution designed to help you manage syslog messages, SNMP traps, and Windows event logs. It centralizes and simplifies log message management across network devices and servers. Kiwi Syslog Server lets you collect, filter, alert, react to, and forward syslog messages and SNMP traps, and it helps you adhere to regulatory compliance. Learn how to simplify syslog and SNMP trap management with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server.

SEC Charges on SolarWinds: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity and Risk Management

Cribl’s Ed Bailey and Jackie McGuire look into the recent SEC fraud charges leveled against SolarWinds and its CISO, concerning alleged fraud and internal control failures tied to known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities. These charges carry long-term implications for corporate handling of cybersecurity and risk management. Tune into the live stream for an engaging conversation, and come prepared with your questions and insights on the future of cybersecurity.

Quick Demo of Logs Pipelines in SigNoz

Log pipeline allows you to preprocess your logs for enrichment, transformation, and attribute extraction before they get indexed. Here's a quick demo of using the Logs pipeline feature in SigNoz to parse Nginx logs. More about SigNoz: SigNoz - Monitor your applications and troubleshoot problems in your deployed applications, an open-source alternative to DataDog, New Relic, etc. Backed by Y Combinator.

System Operators: Unlock Log Management Mastery with systemd-journal and Netdata

System operators know the drill: as the complexity of systems scales, so does the deluge of logs. Traditionally, taming this relentless tide demands a concoction of costly tools and laborious configurations—until now. The dynamic duo of systemd-journal and Netdata is revolutionizing log management, turning what was once a Herculean task into a streamlined, powerful, and surprisingly straightforward process.

Enhance your cloud security with MITRE ATT&CK and Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM

As cloud applications and services gain prominence amongst organizations, adversaries are evolving their toolset to target these cloud networks. The surge in remote work and teleconferencing presents unprecedented opportunities for nefarious activities. Enter the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, also known as a MITRE ATT&CK Matrix—a treasure trove for defending cloud infrastructure and on-premises infrastructure against the newest adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

What is AIOps? AIOps Explained

What is AIOps? Simply put, AIOps uses big data, analytics and machine learning to automate and improve IT operations (ITOps). AI is particularly important in ITOps functions such as anomaly detection and event correlation, as it has the ability to analyze large volumes of network and machine data to find patterns, identify the cause of existing problems and find ways to forecast and prevent future issues.

What Is OpenTelemetry? A Complete Introduction

What is OpenTelemetry? Simply put, OpenTelemetry is an open source observability framework. It offers vendor-agnostic or vendor-neutral APIs, software development kits (SDKs) and other tools for collecting telemetry data from cloud-native applications and their supporting infrastructure to understand their performance and health. Managing performance in today’s complex, distributed environment is extremely difficult.

Okta evolving situation: Am I impacted?

Cybersecurity is never boring. In recent months, we’ve seen major cyberattacks on Las Vegas casinos and expanded SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules are top of mind. Is it any wonder we consistently recommend taking a proactive approach to secure your environment with a defense-in-depth strategy and appropriate monitoring? News outlets reported the recent compromise at the Identity and Authentication (IAM) firm, Okta.