Tag
Logging
11 articles
Compliance frameworks
PCI DSS requirement 10: logging and log review
What PCI DSS Requirement 10 says to log, the fields every entry needs, which logs need daily review, how long to keep them, and what assessors ask to see.
6 min read
Security engineering
Cloud security posture on AWS
The AWS posture controls auditors test first: account structure, root and human access, logging, guardrails and data exposure, and the evidence each yields.
6 min read
Compliance frameworks
Part 11 audit trails and electronic signatures
What 21 CFR 11.10(e), 11.50, 11.70 and Subpart C ask of audit trails and e-signatures, how they meet SSO and MFA, and the design errors that fail review.
7 min read
AI governance
Governing AI agents with scoped access
How to govern AI agents that act on your systems: their own identities, task-scoped permissions, approval gates for risky actions, and a usable trail.
6 min read
Compliance frameworks
HIPAA audit logs: what to record and keep
What the Security Rule requires of audit controls, which events to log in systems holding ePHI, how to review them, and what it leaves to you on retention.
6 min read
Audit readiness
Continuous monitoring vs point-in-time audits
What an audit covers that monitoring cannot, what monitoring catches that an audit finds too late, and how auditors treat the output of your monitoring.
6 min read
Security engineering
Security monitoring and alerting
Logs prove nothing until someone looks. Which detections to build first, how to route and triage alerts, tune without losing coverage, and evidence it all.
6 min read
Security engineering
Centralized logging for compliance
What to log, what each event must contain, how long to keep it, and how to protect it. Centralized logging mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and HIPAA.
5 min read
Compliance frameworks
Continuous monitoring under NIST 800-53
What NIST 800-53 control CA-7 requires, how to set monitoring frequencies, which controls feed it, and how monitoring results turn into risk decisions.
5 min read
Compliance frameworks
HIPAA technical safeguards for SaaS teams
What each HIPAA technical safeguard means inside a multi-tenant SaaS product, where ePHI escapes your controls, and the evidence a healthcare buyer expects.
6 min read
Security engineering
Managing privileged access
Admin accounts carry most of your access risk. How to find them, separate them, grant elevation for hours instead of years, and log what privileged users do.
6 min read