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Audit log

Description: An audit log or an audit trail is a type of log that contains a non-repudiable record of system activities. They are an essential part of IT security, giving insight into what is happening in your environment and helping you meet compliance requirements and risk management. NXLog Platform automatically records audit logs. You can view and search the audit log from the NXLog Platform UI.
Also known as: audit trail, security log, access log
See also: NXLog Platform audit logs

A

Agent-based log collection

Agentless log collection

Agent management

Automatic enrollment

B

C

CEF (Common Event Format)

CSV (Comma-separated Values)

Customer portal

D

DNS (Domain Name System)

E

Endpoint security

EPS (Events Per Second)

ETW (Event Tracing for Windows)

Event correlation

F

G

GELF (Graylog Extended Log Format)

I

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

IDS (Intrusion Detection System)

J

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

K

KVP (Key-Value Pair)

L

LEEF (Log Event Extended Format)

Log centralization

Log normalization

M

Multi-line logs

N

O

P

PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)

R

S

SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Structured logging

T

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

TLS (Transport Layer Security)

U

UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

W

W3C Extended Log File Format

WEC (Windows Event Collector)

WEF (Windows Event Forwarding)

Windows event ID

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)

X