Meeting Regulatory Log Requirements

Meeting Regulatory
Log Management
Requirements with
NetIQ Security ManagerT White Paper July 2006
Contents
Log Management Overview.. 1
Regulations requiring log Many of today's regulations require that organizations retain, collection & analysis.............. 2 archive and protect log data from systems, applications and network devices across their enterprise architecture, and that the Log Management with NetIQ log data must be reviewed and analyzed on a periodic basis. Security Manager .................. 5 However, given the size and complexity of most enterprise environments, collecting and managing the sheer deluge of Other Key Aspects of NetIQ information is beyond the capabilities of human-based resources. Security Manager ................ 13 This paper introduces the log management capabilities of NetIQ TMSummary .............................. 14 Security Manager , and describes how the product can aid organizations in complying with the log collection and analysis About NetIQ Corporation .. 15 requirements within current regulations and standards.
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