[logs] Summary: Exchange Logging

[Philip Webster]

Most of the replies went to the list, but a brief summary:

Philip Webster wrote on 09/05/2008 09:14 :
> Just wondering how people handle Exchange logs ...

[ snip ]

> So do you centralise your logs?  Use message tracking?  Or ...?  Is
> there third-party (free/open?) software which you use for analysing the
> logs?

Snare Epilog for Windows

     http://www.intersectalliance.com/projects/EpilogWindows/index.html
     Free, open source, can send to a syslog or Snare server.

Splunk

     http://www.splunk.com/
     Commercial, appears to be licensed per volume, provides more
     than just log collection.

EventTracker

     http://www.prismmicrosys.com/eventTracker.php
     Commercial, licensed per logging device, provides more than just
     log collection.

Splunk and EventTracker look like they're firmly in the SIEM space.

Snare Epilog is more analogous to a syslog daemon for Windows, with 
built-in Exchange support.  (And it is developed in Australia!)


Thanks to all who replied.  I'll try to provide an update when we're up 
and running - particularly once we've begun to analyse the logs.

Cheers
Phil

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Philip Webster, IT Security Engineer
Queensland University of Technology