When auditing everything hides the attack #Shorts

What if your system logs so much that it ends up hiding the attack that matters?

With auditd, monitoring everything doesn’t mean you’re better protected. Every monitored call, process, and file can generate events; if the rules are too broad, the volume, storage costs, and search effort all grow.

Worse still: when the event queue keeps growing, it may indicate that the rules are too ambitious or that logs are being consumed too slowly. Under pressure, you could lose the very evidence you need.

A useful strategy is to start with specific questions: which privilege changes would be suspicious? Which sensitive files should never change outside maintenance? Then measure the noise, try an investigation, and expand the rules deliberately.

More logs don’t mean more security. They improve security when you know what to look for.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/DgszZ6KV1ok

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