From the course: Modern Cloud Security: Shift-Left, Observability, and Automated Defense
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Analyze logs for security insights
From the course: Modern Cloud Security: Shift-Left, Observability, and Automated Defense
Analyze logs for security insights
- [Instructor] In our last video, we set up monitoring tools to collect data. Now, we're diving into the heart of cloud security, log analysis. Logs are like a detailed diary of your cloud environment. They record every action, error, and access attempt. Logs come from everywhere, servers, applications, firewalls, user activities. Each entry holds clues. Your job is to find patterns that signal something's wrong. But with millions of entries, where do you start? Let's break it down. First, know your logs. Focus on three key types. Access logs show who logged in, when, and from where. Network logs track data flow between services. System logs record errors or changes in configuration. In the cloud, services like AWS CloudTrail or Azure activity log provide these details. Start by filtering logs to these categories to avoid overwhelm. Look for patterns. A single failed login is normal. 10 failed logins in a minute from the same IP, that's a red flag, maybe a brute force attack. Or, if a…
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Set up monitoring tools and dashboards2m 29s
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Analyze logs for security insights3m 15s
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Leverage security analytics3m 4s
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Develop a cloud-specific incident response plan3m 14s
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Coordinate response efforts3m 14s
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Post-incident analysis and improvement2m 38s
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