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NIST releases draft security log guidance

HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 8, 2006

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The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released for comment a draft guide on security log management. The publication explains how security officers should develop, establish, and maintain an effective enterprise-wide security log solution.

The document also provides guidance on the following:

  • Creating a central log infrastructure
  • Defining security log roles and responsibilities
  • Developing manageable log policies
  • Configuring log generating sources
  • Performing log analysis

Click here to access the draft document. NIST will accept comments on the draft until May 18.



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