Logs — this is where SOC really starts

Lesson#90 of 107 in project Theory

Endpoint

  • Windows Event Logs
  • Sysmon
  • Linux logs
  • EDR telemetry

Network

  • firewall
  • IDS/IPS
  • proxy
  • DNS
  • VPN
  • DHCP
  • NetFlow

Identity

  • Active Directory
  • authentication logs
  • Azure/Entra ID
  • MFA
  • SSO

Applications

  • web server
  • database
  • application logs