Centralized Monitoring

Part of Critical Security Controls · Cyber Defense Analyst Training Series · Vulnerability Assessment Analyst Topic: Blue Team

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What you'll do

In this lab, students will learn how to ingest log data into Splunk by first manually uploading log files for analysis.

They will then configure Splunk and Linux Syslog to automate the centralized collection and management of system log data.

⏱ About 60 minutes
Counts towards: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (exam CISSP) · CompTIA Security+ (exam SY0-701) · CompTIA CySA+ (exam CS0-004)

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