Keep useful security records
Short label: LOGS
Meaning
Security logs record events such as sign-ins, software activity, website requests and protective actions.
Why it matters
Records help explain an incident and check whether a control is working.
What you can do
Choose useful records, restrict access and synchronise clocks. Set retention according to the purpose and applicable requirements.
Services that can help
Device Shield and Web App Shield produce relevant records and can connect to agreed monitoring tools. Log coverage, access and retention are specified for the service.
Official reference — NIS2 Art. 21(2)(b)
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on an all-hazards approach that aims to protect network and information systems and the physical environment of those systems from incidents, and shall include at least the following:
— Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), Art. 21(2)
(b) incident handling;
— Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), Art. 21(2)(b)
When something happens, you must be able to detect it, contain it, fix it and learn from it — people, steps and tools decided in advance.
Read the article on EUR-Lex → · Official text, quoted from the Official Journal of the EU
Acronyms used here: NIS2, GDPR, DORA, CRA
- NIS2 — Network and Information Systems Directive 2
- An EU cybersecurity directive with requirements for organisations covered by its scope.
- GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation
- The EU regulation on personal-data protection. RGPD is the French name and AVG the Dutch name.
- DORA — Digital Operational Resilience Act
- EU rules on digital operational resilience in the financial sector.
- CRA — Cyber Resilience Act
- EU cybersecurity rules for products with digital elements, including certain software and connected devices.