Monthly Blog Round-Up – March 2013

Here is my next monthly "Security Warrior" blog round-up of top 5 popular posts/topics this month:

1. “Simple Log Review Checklist Released!” is often at the top of this list – the checklist is still a very useful tool for many people. “On Free Log Management Tools” is a companion to the checklist (updated version, and, yes, I know it really needs another update)
2. My classic PCI DSS Log Review series is popular as well. The outlined log review approach is useful for building other types of log review processes and procedures, whether regulatory or not.
3. “Top 10 Criteria for a SIEM?” came from one of my last projects I did when running my SIEM consulting firm in 2009-2011.
4. “On Choosing SIEM” is another old classic (from 2010) that often shows up on my top list; it covers some tips on choosing SIEM tools.
5. “SIEM Bloggables” covers a few high-level SIEM use cases and my view (at the time) of key SIEM functions.

In addition, I’d like to draw your attention to a few recent posts from my Gartner blog:

Current network forensics research:

• On Futility of Dead Packet Storage
• Processes for Network Forensics
• Use Cases for Network Forensics Tools
• Network Forensics Defined?

Current security data sharing research:

• Consumption of Shared Security Data
• On Trust in Security Data Sharing
• On Security Data Sharing Research
• On Security Data Sharing
• Our Log Standards Paper Publishes (mentions select data sharing standards)
• More on DoS and Shared Security

Miscellaneous fun posts:

• A Quiet Assumption
• Too Late to Fight “Cyber”

Also see my past monthly and annual “Top Popular Blog Posts” – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Disclaimer: all content at SecurityWarrior blog was written before I joined Gartner on Aug 1, 2011 and is solely my personal view at the time of writing. For my current security blogging, go here.

Previous post in this endless series:

• Monthly Blog Round-Up – February 2013
• All posts tagged monthly