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See What Matters: A Practical Guide to Logging and Monitoring in Cyber Security.

Build Confidence Through Better Visibility and Threat Detection.

Effective logging and monitoring in cyber security is essential for detecting threats early, responding quickly, and improving resilience over time.

This chapter from Shielding Your Organisation offers practical guidance on implementing logging and monitoring controls that go beyond compliance. Whether you’re building a strategy from scratch or improving what you already have, this chapter gives you the tools to make logging work for you, not against you.

What You’ll Learn About Logging and Monitoring in Cyber Security.

  • What to log and why it matters: Understand which log sources are essential, from firewalls and cloud platforms to user authentication and system changes.
  • How to monitor effectively without alert fatigue: Learn how to prioritise the right events, set useful thresholds, and reduce the noise in your monitoring tools.
  • How to protect log integrity: Prevent log tampering, track changes, and store logs securely with techniques like WORM storage and access control.
  • How logging supports the bigger picture: Explore how logging and monitoring in cyber security connects to incident response, threat hunting, and compliance audits.

The Risk Management whitepaper chapter is your blueprint for safeguarding your organisation.

Download it today to build a proactive, data-driven approach to mitigating risks and ensuring resilience.

Focus on Logging and Monitoring in Cyber Security.

Logging and monitoring give you real-time awareness of what’s happening across your systems. Without it, you’re flying blind.

Whether you’re working toward NCSC compliance, managing hybrid infrastructure, or responding to evolving threats, this chapter helps you take meaningful steps toward better detection and faster response.

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Go Further: The Full Cyber Security Framework.

Logging and monitoring is just one piece of the puzzle.

Our full whitepaper, Shielding Your Organisation: A Guide for CISOs and Heads of IT, walks you through all 10 Steps of the NCSC’s Cyber Security Framework, including asset management, risk, identity, and more.

Inside the full guide, you’ll find:

  • Clear, step-by-step guidance for each of the 10 steps
  • Practical advice informed by real-world challenges
  • Tools and frameworks your team can apply right away

Download the complete whitepaper to strengthen every area of your security posture—not just logging and monitoring.