Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 36th issue of the syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng related news. FEATURED NEWS EPEL 7 now contains syslog-ng ----------------------------- RHEL 7 was released over a month ago and CentOS 7 not much later, but one piece of software was still missing: syslog-ng. Not any more. EPEL, which stands for Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, is a software collection containing additional packages for Enterprise Linux and derivatives. Now its latest version, EPEL 7 also contains syslog-ng, version 3.5: http://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2014/07/epel-7-now-contains-syslog-ng/ Introducing syslog-ng PE 5F1 ---------------------------- The latest version of the syslog-ng Premium Edition, 5F1, adds support for the popular NoSQL database MongoDB. Along with support for MongoDB, we have added support for Java Script Object Notation (JSON), a text-based open standard designed for human-readable data interchange. You can read more at http://gyp.blogs.balabit.com/2014/08/introducing-syslog-ng-premium-edition-5... Performance monitoring using syslog-ng and graphite --------------------------------------------------- For most of its history, syslog-ng could only be used for collecting, processing and storing log messages. Not any more. The Redis and Riemann destinations are already a step into the direction of metrics-based monitoring, and the monitoring source combined with Graphite template support are the next. https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2014/07/how-to-setup-syslog-ng-quickly-for-... Introducing syslog-ng store box 3F2 ----------------------------------- We recently released a new version of our log management appliance, the syslog-ng Store Box. 3F2 is the latest feature release and includes one major new feature and a major improvement to an existing one. First, we have added a RESTful API which opens up all sorts of possibilities for accessing log data in SSB. Second, we have revamped the search interface on the web-based user interface making searching and troubleshooting much easier. You can read more at http://gyp.blogs.balabit.com/2014/08/syslog-ng-store-box-3-f2-released/ Syslog-ng incubator 0.3.3 released ---------------------------------- The syslog-ng incubator is a set of tools and modules for syslog-ng, which are not (yet) available in the official release. This version of incubator works with the latest stable syslog-ng (v3.5.5+) and fixes many problems of the initial 0.3 incubator release. https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2014/07/syslog-ng-incubator-0-3-3-is-availa... Log management and the Verizon 2014 PCI Compliance Report --------------------------------------------------------- Recently, the eagerly anticipated Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report for 2014 was published. With more than 63,000 security incidents, 1,300 confirmed data breaches and 50 contributing global organizations, it provides the most comprehensive insight to state of IT security around the world. Drawing on data from the Data Breach Investigation Report, Verizon also publishes a lesser known but very interesting report on the state of compliance of with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), perhaps the most widely-adopted security standards globally. Read, what requirements PCI DSS has towards log management: https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2014/06/30/key-log-management-takeaways-from... NEW RELEASES syslog-ng OSE 3.5.6: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2014-August/000192.htm... syslog-ng OSE 3.6 alpha2: https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2014-August/000193.htm... syslog-ng PE 5LTS (5.0.5a): https://lists.balabit.hu/pipermail/syslog-ng-announce/2014-June/000189.html syslog-ng incubator 0.3.3 Your feedback and news tips about the next issue is welcome at documentation@balabit.com To read this newsletter on-line, visit: http://insider.blogs.balabit.com/ -- Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik@balabit.com> BalaBit IT Security / syslog-ng upstream http://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/ https://twitter.com/PCzanik