The Log Management Knowledge Base is a free database of detailed descriptions on over 20,000 event logs generated by Windows systems, syslog devices and applications.[1] Provided as a free service to the IT community by Prism Microsystems, the aim of the Knowledge Base is to help IT personnel make sense of the large amounts of cryptic and arcane[2] log data generated by network systems and IT infrastructures.

Log data provides a record of all corporate system activity and is critical for improving security,[3] complying with requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA[4] and PCI-DSS, and optimizing IT operations.[5] However, given the large number of logs produced by different devices, their inherent obscurity and the lack of a standard logging format, system-specific expertise is typically needed to extract any meaningful intelligence.[2]

The Knowledge Base provides this expertise free of charge via a searchable web repository with the aim of making log data readily understandable by all.[1] The Knowledge Base can be searched using any combination of event log ID, source or fragments of the description field. Advanced search options are available as well[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Prism Knowledgebase Crosses 50,000 User Registrations; Becomes the Primary Source of Free Log Management Expertise on the Internet | Reuters". Reuters. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Kent, Karen; Souppaya, Murugiah (13 September 2006). "Guide to Computer Security Log Management". Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via csrc.nist.gov.
  3. ↑ "Event Log Monitoring, Event Log Management, Syslog Monitoring, Windows Event Log Monitoring, Event Log Software, Centralized Log Management, Monitor Syslog, Logging in Depth, Log Management, Siem, Security Event Management, Security Information Management, Usb Monitoring, Endpoint Security, Compliance Reporting, Compliance Solutions, Log Data, Log Analysis, Event Log, Log Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Server Monitoring, User Monitoring, File Integrity Monitoring, Configuration Monitoring, Prism Microsystems, Eventtracker". Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. ↑ "The Case for Automated Log Management in Meeting HIPAA Compliance". 28 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "Log management in the age of compliance". Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  6. ↑ "EventTracker Knowledge Base". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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