Scalable Syslog Architectures

Scalable Syslog Architectures

For IT Security and SIEM Architects

Are you a security or SIEM architect or engineer grappling with the challenges of managing syslog data in high-traffic environments? Our comprehensive white paper, Scalable Syslog Architecture Handbook: Best Practices & Blueprint, is your ultimate guide to mastering syslog data collection at scale.

Scalable Syslog Architectures

Who is this white Paper for?

  • Information security or cyber security
  • SIEM architects or engineers
  • Security- and log management engineer
  • SREs, DevOps, SecDevOps engineers and developers

Building Resilient and Scalable Syslog Architectures for Optimal SIEM-accuracy

What’s inside:

 

  • Enhance Reliability: Ensure your syslog infrastructure is immune to message loss and capable of withstanding errors and outages.
  • Simplify Management: Reduce complexity with detailed guidance on deploying local collectors, aggregation points, and optimal delivery mechanisms.
  • Reduce Costs: Rationalize and optimize your syslog data to manage costs effectively.
  • Optimize Performance: Achieve a seamless flow of high-quality data to your SIEM or analytics engine.

Syslog traffic continues to be critical to security operations, as it accounts for 30–50% of the data ingested to SIEMs. However, its usability is often undermined by challenges like outdated protocols, limited filtering capabilities, and the strain of managing high-traffic sources. Without a resilient syslog architecture, organizations risk data loss, inefficiencies, and ultimately reduced security posture.

Scalable Syslog Architectures – Best Practices Handbook, provides a comprehensive guide to overcoming these obstacles. It explores strategies for managing syslog sources, implementing local collectors to maintain data integrity during network outages, and centralizing filtering and transformation processes for efficiency. The paper also details how to optimize data delivery using modern protocols and load-balancing techniques, ensuring reliable and seamless integration with SIEMs.

Whether you’re grappling with common syslog challenges or scaling your infrastructure to handle tens of terabytes of data daily, this resource equips you with best practices to create a robust, cost-effective, and future-proof syslog pipeline. Download the white paper today to ensure your syslog architecture is secure, scalable, and built to last.