Today's large enterprises have no shortage of devices on the network, and nearly all of these devices spew out log data at a frenetic rate. While this data provides plenty of insight into how enterprises can better secure their devices, networks and overall infrastructure, the task of managing these mundane messages is becoming increasingly burdensome.

For that reason, log management is becoming increasingly important to the overall success of enterprise information security efforts. Yet understanding how to successfully catalog, analyze, maintain, and archive an ever-growing repository of logs and translate that understanding into information security benefits can be quite complicated. In this webcast, you'll learn the basics of log management as it pertains to information security, including:

• The evolution of log data from bain of IT administrators to essential information security asset;
• A primer on how log management systems work and how they've evolved over time;
• An update on the latest technologies for adding new intelligence to the log analysis process;
• A brief look at how the market for log management tools is evolving and how log management relates to overall security information and event management;
• Practical advice on how to best make use of log date for enhanced network security today and tomorrow.

• Podcast: Extending the Power of Log Management Solutions

Jon Oltsik
Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
Jon Oltsik is a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group as well as the founder of its Information Security service in 2003. Oltsik is now widely recognized as an expert in security management and technology and also focuses on identity and access management.