2016 Ohio Information Security Conference

Logs are everywhere in your environment. They tell you the story of your network: what is happening during every moment of every day, what is working, and what has failed. All too often, we have a tendency to treat logs the same way high school students look at books – boring, archaic sources of information that are only consulted when no other option is available. However, this is not the case – logs are filled with interesting stories and sequences of events – stories that can make our work easier (or at least more interesting). This presentation will focus on making logging interesting, using a variety of stories and personal experience to highlight cases where logs were a key tool in answering questions and solving problems.