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Illustration of three routers connected in a triangle with a laptop attached to each router
You are the security analyst for a corporate network that uses Cisco routers.
You are preparing to submit a proposal to set up a centralized syslog server where logs from all of the 35 routing devices will send their logs to be stored.
Which of the following is the MOST important justification for the expense of a syslog server?
answer
When using a syslog server, only one host location needs to be known by IT workers.
A centralized server can generate alerts for all of the machines that send logs to it.
The log data is centralized and monitored in one place.
It reduces the effort IT workers have to put into reviewing logs.
You are the security analyst for a corporate network that uses Cisco routers.
You are preparing to submit a proposal to set up a centralized syslog server where logs from all of the 35 routing devices will send their logs to be stored.
Which of the following is the MOST important justification for the expense of a syslog server?
answer
When using a syslog server, only one host location needs to be known by IT workers.
A centralized server can generate alerts for all of the machines that send logs to it.
The log data is centralized and monitored in one place.
It reduces the effort IT workers have to put into reviewing logs.
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The log data is centralized and monitored in one place.
Reason: centralizing logs from all 35 routers provides a single, authoritative repository for storage, correlation, searching, retention and tamper-resistant forensics — enabling incident detection, compliance and cross-device analysis. The other options are secondary benefits (alerting, reduced effort, simpler host addressing) that flow from centralization.
Reason: centralizing logs from all 35 routers provides a single, authoritative repository for storage, correlation, searching, retention and tamper-resistant forensics — enabling incident detection, compliance and cross-device analysis. The other options are secondary benefits (alerting, reduced effort, simpler host addressing) that flow from centralization.
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