Native Integrations

WatchGuard log monitoring with Log360

ManageEngine Log360 simplifies the monitoring, analysis, and management of WatchGuard firewall logs by providing centralized visibility, robust security analytics, and automated compliance reporting. Through real-time collection and intelligent processing, Log360 enables faster threat detection, incident response, and streamlined compliance with regulatory requirements.

How Log360 collects and analyzes WatchGuard logs

Log360 integrates seamlessly with WatchGuard devices to collect syslog-based data, parse it, and analyze it for meaningful insights. This ensures continuous monitoring of firewall security events and network traffic.

Syslog-based ingestion: Log360 utilizes syslog to securely collect logs from WatchGuard Firebox devices. This method is agentless and leverages the native WatchGuard syslog feature, ensuring minimal configuration complexity while ensuring reliable data capture.
Automated parsing and normalization: Log360 parses WatchGuard logs automatically and normalizes the data for easy analysis, supporting key security functions like intrusion detection and policy enforcement.

Monitoring capabilities:

Log360 collects a wide range of data from WatchGuard systems, including:

Traffic logs: Detailed records of network traffic, including both inbound and outbound communications, zone-specific traffic, and traffic logs per interface.
Threat logs: Logs generated by the WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS), intrusion detection system (IDS), and DOS attacks, including alerts for malware, malicious traffic, and known attack signatures.
System logs: Events related to system-level actions, such as fan failures, clock updates, voltage fluctuations, thermal alerts, configuration changes, device restarts, and firmware updates.
Authentication logs: User login events, including successful and failed VPN logins, SSL connections, and portal authentication attempts.
Policy logs: Logs associated with firewall rule enforcement, traffic filtering decisions, policy matches, and NAT activities.
Web and proxy logs: Logs capturing web traffic activities, including blocked URLs, proxy usage, and user web activity tracking for policy enforcement.

Critical WatchGuard events monitored

Log360 is designed to detect and analyze a wide variety of security events from WatchGuard devices, enhancing visibility into network perimeter protection.

Key events monitored include:

Firewall rule matches and policy violations: Detailed logging of firewall rule matching and the resulting action (allowed/denied), helping identify unauthorized or unexpected traffic patterns.
Intrusion attempts: Capture events related to intrusion detection or prevention alerts, including blocked attacks, unauthorized traffic, and potential malware attempts.
VPN login activities: Track user access through VPN and SSL, including login success/failure, remote access activity, and failed authentication attempts.
Configuration and system changes: Log entries indicating configuration changes or administrative activity such as rule modifications, firewall updates, or service restarts.
Policy enforcement issues: Logs related to blocked traffic, URL filtering, and proxy violations that indicate potential security risks or compliance issues.
Traffic anomalies: Log360 uses WatchGuard traffic logs to spot unusual traffic patterns, offering deeper insights into potential internal/external threats.

Key benefits of integrating WatchGuard with Log360

Enhanced security visibility: Monitor WatchGuard firewall traffic, threat logs, and system events from a single pane of glass. By consolidating data from WatchGuard and other security devices, Log360 provides a comprehensive view of your network’s security status.
Real-time threat detection: With built-in correlation rules and intelligent anomaly detection, Log360 can identify suspicious activity as it happens, helping you detect and respond to threats in real time.
Streamlined incident investigation: Easily correlate WatchGuard logs with other data sources (e.g., Active Directory, servers, and applications) to uncover the full attack path and reconstruct the timeline of a security incident.
Automated compliance reporting: Log360 provides out-of-the-box compliance reports mapped to frameworks like the PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, the GDPR, and others. Automate the creation of audit-ready reports for WatchGuard firewall activities, reducing the burden of manual reporting and ensuring adherence to security policies.
Behavioral analytics and anomaly detection: Log360 integrates advanced analytics for identifying malicious activity based on behavior, such as abnormal VPN login times, unusual traffic volumes, and potential privilege escalation attempts.

Address key WatchGuard security challenges

Challenge	How Log360 helps
Firewall configuration auditing	Track and log configuration changes made to the firewall and monitor for unauthorized modifications to firewall rules and policies.
User access and behavior monitoring	Monitor VPN, SSL, and user portal authentication events to identify potential credential-based attacks, such as brute-force attempts or abnormal access from untrusted locations.
Network perimeter protection	Detect and analyze inbound and outbound traffic patterns, monitor for policy violations, and flag any suspicious activity or malicious connections.
Threat detection and response	Correlate WatchGuard threat logs with data from other network security devices and endpoints to detect multi-step attacks like APTs or lateral movement.
Compliance and regulatory reporting	Generate compliance-specific reports, such as access control logs, firewall policy enforcement, and vulnerability scanning reports, to meet regulatory requirements.

The Log360 advantage: Beyond WatchGuard

While Log360 provides in-depth monitoring and analytics for WatchGuard, its true value lies in its ability to correlate data across different platforms and security sources. This integrated approach maximizes visibility and enhances threat detection capabilities:

Cross-platform correlation: Log360 combines WatchGuard logs with data from firewalls, servers, endpoints, Active Directory, cloud platforms, and more. This enables full-spectrum analysis of security events and comprehensive situational awareness.
Integrated UEBA: By analyzing behavioral patterns of users and entities, Log360 detects sophisticated insider threats and zero-day exploits that are often missed by traditional security monitoring tools.
Threat intelligence: Log360 integrates global threat intelligence feeds to automatically enrich WatchGuard logs with information on known bad IPs, domains, and attack patterns, helping you quickly identify external threats.
Centralized security management: With a unified console for log management, security analytics, and compliance reporting, Log360 simplifies the task of managing WatchGuard logs alongside data from other critical infrastructure.