Azure offers a variety of security tools for logging and monitoring to help organizations detect and respond to potential security threats. Here are some of the key tools:
- Azure Security Center:
- Centralized dashboard for security posture and recommendations.
- Continuous security assessments and recommendations based on security policies.
- Integration with Azure Defender to detect and respond to threats.
- Log Analytics workspace for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing security events and alerts.
- Built-in threat intelligence feeds and machine learning algorithms to detect and respond to threats.
- Azure Monitor:
- Collects telemetry data from various Azure services and resources, as well as from third-party sources.
- Provides a unified view of application and infrastructure health.
- Alerting and dashboarding capabilities.
- Integrates with Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel for unified visibility and response.
- Supports multiple data types and formats, including metrics, logs, and traces.
- Azure Sentinel:
- Cloud-native SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) service.
- Uses AI and machine learning to detect and respond to security threats across your organization.
- Integrates with Azure Security Center and Azure Monitor for unified visibility and response.
- Supports multiple data sources, including Azure logs, third-party logs, and custom logs.
- Provides out-of-the-box connectors for popular security solutions.
- Azure Active Directory (AD) logs:
- Captures activity and audit logs for Azure AD.
- Includes sign-in events, application usage, and changes to user and group accounts.
- Provides insights into user and device behavior, as well as anomalous activity.
- Can be used for monitoring and troubleshooting, as well as for security investigations.
- Integrates with Azure Monitor and Azure Sentinel for centralized security management.
- Azure Storage logs:
- Provides logs for activities on your Azure Storage accounts.
- Includes read and write operations, authentication events, and access control changes.
- Can be used for auditing and compliance purposes, as well as for security investigations.
- Integrates with Azure Monitor and Azure Sentinel for centralized security management.
- Azure Network Watcher:
- Network monitoring and diagnostic service.
- Provides visibility into your Azure network infrastructure.
- Includes logging capabilities for network security groups (NSGs) and virtual network (VNet) flow logs.
- Can be used for troubleshooting and auditing.
- Integrates with Azure Monitor and Azure Sentinel for centralised security management.
Overall, these Azure security tools for logging provide a comprehensive set of capabilities for monitoring and managing security across your Azure environment. Whether you need to detect and respond to threats, monitor compliance, or troubleshoot issues, these tools can help you gain visibility and control over your security posture.