Windows EventLog allows multi-line messages, so this text is a lot more readable and nicely formatted by spaces, tabs and line-breaks as can be seen in Event Viewer. Because syslog only reads/writes single-line messages, this formatting must be stripped of the EventLog message. In doing so, we lose the meta-data. NXlog is capable of reading these fields, recognize the structure and forward these remotely (or act on them for alerting purposes), thus sparing you time and resources. So, if you use the NXlog framework (client/server) there will be no need to spend time writing patterns to extract usernames, IP addresses and similar meta-data.
There are a lot of syslog collectors for Windows, but when it comes to stability and features, NXlog has the best chances to fulfill all the requirements.
Windows EventLog allows multi-line messages, so this text is a lot more readable and nicely formatted by spaces, tabs and line-breaks as can be seen in Event Viewer. Because syslog only reads/writes single-line messages, this formatting must be stripped of the EventLog message. In doing so, we lose the meta-data. NXlog is capable of reading these fields, recognize the structure and forward these remotely (or act on them for alerting purposes), thus sparing you time and resources. So, if you use the NXlog framework (client/server) there will be no need to spend time writing patterns to extract usernames, IP addresses and similar meta-data.
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Symantec Endpoint Encryption protects sensitive information and ensures regulatory compliance. It encrypts all files on the hard drive, sector-by-sector, for maximum security. It supports Windows, Mac, tablets, self-encrypting drives, and removable media (USB drives, external hard drives, and DVDs).
I had a chance to install it in my lab environment for a testing. This post is kind of recording all steps including all mistakes I had made, especially in the YouTube video. 1. Pre-Installation System Requirements: 1.1 OS Requirements
I were working on Symantec DLP project and had some experience with it. This post is going to review what I have been done and how I managed to install it in my home lab environment. It will not be alike a step by step installation tutorial since Symantec documents have explained details enough. It mostly high level lists all related steps. But I recorded my screen with what I have done and what kind of issues I have met , and how I resolved it. All are in those YouTube videos for future references, which will be helpful if you have same lab project for Symantec DLP products. The Symantec Data Loss Prevention suite is designed to meets the needs of large enterprises, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The product covers a variety of areas, including endpoint data in use, network data in transit, and files and databases at rest. Symantec Data Loss Prevention addresses on-premises, mobile and cloud data and can be deployed on both physical servers -- Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and others -- and cloud infrastructures, such as AWS. 1. Download Installation Files from Symantec File Connect You will need a Serial Number to download all DLP related software from Symantec File Connect web site : https://symantec.flexnetoperations.com/control/symc/registeranonymouslicensetoken In this post, I am put all of following topics together
Benchmark Free Services for AWS, Azure, GCP All of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud are providing some kind of free tier to the users. I am always wondering how those free tier VPS performance looks like. I did some bench work to test them out. Here is the method and result. I am going to use some bench scripts found from github and running them through the same size VM created on AWS, Azure and GCP. It will benchmark their CPU, Disk IO, network throughput
Centralizing your logs saves time and increases the reliability of your log data, especially for Windows machines. When Windows log files are stored locally on each server, you have to individually log into each one to go through them and look for any errors or warnings. It’s possible for a Windows server to forward its events to a “subscribing” server. In this scenario the collector server can become a central repository for Windows logs from other servers in the network.There are many ways you can forward your windows event logs to a centralized log server. You can use event log forwarding feature which was introduced in Windows Server 2008. Event log forwarding brought forth a native and automatic way to get events from multiple computers (event sources) into one or more machines called collectors. Another option is to use third party software, such Solarwinds Free Event Log Forwarder for Windows.
In this post, I am going to introduce another free software , Eventlog to Syslog. The Eventlog to Syslog utility is a program that runs on Microsoft Windows NT class operating systems monitoring the eventlog for new messages. When a new message appears in the eventlog, it is read, formatted, and forwarded to a UNIX syslog server.
1. Install Syslog Server - Kiwi Syslog Free Version 1.1 Download the Kiwi Syslog Daemon from the Kiwi from Download address: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/community/free-tools-and-trials 1.2 Run the Kiwi Syslog Daemon executable file to launch the installation program. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to install the Kiwi Syslog Daemon as a service. 1.3 Once the Kiwi Syslog Daemon is installed, start the program to start the Syslog Daemon.
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One of my clients reported a Cisco AnyConnect issue. It only happened to his machine and later we found that is because he is using Mac machine. His credential works fine if he uses it at windows machine. From following screenshot, obviously there is Mac AnyConnect package missing from vpn gateway. Error Messages: "VPN
pfSense is an open source routing and firewall software that is based on the FreeBSD distribution. The basic features including:
With many supported add-on packages, other advanced features including:
The Qualys Cloud Platform and its integrated apps can simplify security operations and lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web applications. Qualys Scanner Appliance is an option with the Qualys Cloud Platform. With the Qualys Scanner Appliance, you can easily assess internal network devices, systems and web applications. This post summarize some of my experience with Qualys Guard service from Qualys Scanner Appliance.
1. AssetView 1.1 Dashboard
Proxmox VE is a complete open-source platform for all-inclusive enterprise virtualization that tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single platform, and easily manages high availability clusters and disaster recovery tools with the built-in web management interface.
The enterprise-class features and the 100% software-based focus make Proxmox VE the perfect choice to virtualize your IT infrastructure, optimize existing resources, and increase efficiencies with minimal expense. You can easily virtualize even the most demanding Linux and Windows application workloads, and dynamically scale-out your computing and storage as your needs grow ensuring to stay adaptable for future growth of your data center. You can easily use Proxmox VE to control KVM and OpenVZ virtual machines and create a small computing cloud with it. YouTube Video: Install ProxMox 5.3 into VMware Workstation |
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