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FreeBSD UNIX log monitoring with ManageEngine Log360

ManageEngine Log360 is a comprehensive SIEM solution designed to enhance network security and streamline log management. It effectively monitors, collects, analyzes, and archives logs from various sources, including FreeBSD UNIX systems.

Whether it's capturing system events, user activity, or security violations, Log360 provides complete visibility into your FreeBSD environments for robust threat detection and audit readiness.

How Log360 ingests and processes FreeBSD UNIX logs

Log360 collects logs from FreeBSD UNIX systems through syslog forwarding. It can be configured to receive logs directly from the FreeBSD system over UDP (ports 513, 514), TCP (port 514), or TLS (port 515), depending on your security requirements.

To ensure comprehensive monitoring, you might need to configure the FreeBSD system's syslog.conf file to forward specific log types to the Log360 server. Log360 then parses and normalizes these logs for effective monitoring and analysis.

Log types and monitoring focus areas

Log360 processes critical FreeBSD UNIX event types to support both security and IT operations:

System logs: Kernel messages, daemon activities, boot events, and resource utilization
Security audit logs: auth.log events for authentication attempts, sudo command usage, and privilege escalations
User activity logs: User logins/logouts, command executions, and file access

Events Log360 closely tracks in FreeBSD UNIX

Unsuccessful SSH login attempts and brute-force attacks
Modifications to user accounts, groups, and permissions
Access to sensitive files and directories
Execution of administrative commands (sudo activity)
Changes to system configuration files (/etc/ directory)
Daemon restarts, service failures, and kernel panics

Core benefits of FreeBSD UNIX integration with Log360

Unified log visibility: Centralize monitoring of FreeBSD UNIX alongside other critical systems like Windows, Linux, firewalls, and cloud infrastructure.
Real-time alerts and detection: Detect anomalies, insider threats, and policy violations as they occur using correlation rules and behavior analytics.
Simplified compliance: Generate audit-ready reports for mandates such as the PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, and the GDPR using pre-built templates.
Faster forensics: Conduct rapid root-cause investigations with powerful search, drill-down, and contextual log views.

Tackling FreeBSD UNIX security and audit challenges

Challenges	Solution offered by Log360
Visibility into user activities	Monitors user logins, command executions, and file access in real time
Auditing privileged operations	Tracks all actions by root and sudo users, identifying escalation attempts
Tracking configuration changes	Captures and reports all system-level or application configuration changes for security auditing
Detecting suspicious patterns	Uses correlation rules and UEBA to highlight anomalies and insider threats
Meeting compliance demands	Provides automated, customizable reports mapped to regulatory frameworks

Control privileged access, detect hidden threats, and meet compliance with ease. Your FreeBSD UNIX operations deserve precise intelligence from a single platform.

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