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GDPR compliance isn't a one time checklist, it's ongoing monitoring and documentation.
Our latest blog walks through the 7 core principles, key articles like breach notification and DPIAs, and how centralized log management helps organizations stay audit ready and respond to incidents within GDPR's 72-hour window.
https://graylog.org/post/understanding-compliance-with-gdpr-requirements/
🌡️ New lab guide: hook up an ESP32 + DHT22 sensor, create a tiny HTTP endpoint, and stream live temperature & humidity data straight into Graylog for a real-time dashboard.
Who said log management couldn't be fun? 🛠️
👉 https://graylog.org/post/iot-sensor-lab-guide/
#Graylog #IoT #HomeLab #ESP32 #LogManagement #DIY #MakerCommunity
When the CI/CD pipeline fails, everyone stops shipping and starts guessing.
Environment mismatches, expired credentials, flaky tests, infrastructure issues. The first error message is rarely the real root cause.
The fix isn't faster debugging. It's a repeatable investigation process: centralize logs from every pipeline stage, confirm scope, identify the failed step, isolate what changed.
New webinar: Graylog MCP Server How-To.
Jeff Darrington shows Graylog Open users how to query streams, indices, and log data through Claude using natural language.
July 29th 10AM, 20 min content, 10 min Q&A. Part of our Getting the Most out of Graylog Open series.
https://graylog.org/open-webinar/
New post: IT Audit: What It Is and How to Prepare for One
Covers the security/risk, compliance/governance, and operational continuity objectives auditors assess, plus where IT audits overlap with (and differ from) traditional financial audits.
It also digs into the tooling stack auditors expect to see evidence from: SIEM, vulnerability scanners, IAM, EDR, DLP, and audit logging platforms, and how centralized log management (hi, Graylog) cuts down the manual evidence-gathering work for lean security teams.
https://graylog.org/post/it-audit-what-it-is-and-how-to-prepare-for-one/
#ITAudit #Cybersecurity #Compliance #SIEM
WinRM is built into Windows and beloved by attackers for lateral movement.
Graylog's Microsoft WinRM Content Pack turns raw operational event logs into structured, GIM-tagged security intelligence, with parsing, enrichment, and a dashboard included.
Detect brute force, trace attacker paths, meet audit requirements.
https://graylog.org/post/microsoft-winrm-data-in-graylog/
#Graylog #WinRM #SIEM
SOC 2 compliance guide, no fluff: Trust Services Criteria explained, Common Criteria controls mapped, and practical best practices for log collection, anomaly detection, incident response, and access management.
Link: https://graylog.org/post/the-definitive-soc-2-compliance-guide/
The 2026 World Cup is the most complex digital event in history, and the threat window it creates isn't limited to FIFA.
Gaming platforms, payment processors, broadcasters, hospitality providers: all in scope.
A 30-second log delay means a stolen credential has 30 seconds of operational freedom before anyone sees the first signal.
That's not a performance issue. That's a security gap.
Link: https://graylog.org/post/the-world-cup-creates-the-worlds-largest-attack-surface/
#CyberSecurity #SIEM #SecurityOperations
Singapore's CCoP 2.0 isn't a once-a-year audit exercise. It mandates continuous monitoring, behavioral anomaly detection, and integrated IT/OT coverage for good reason.
In July 2025, a Chinese-linked APT group was found operating inside all four of Singapore's major telcos, using techniques that signature-based detection misses entirely.
New Graylog blog breaks down what CCoP 2.0 actually requires and includes six indicators to assess your detection posture before your next audit.
Link: https://graylog.org/post/what-singapores-ccop-2-0-requires-of-critical-infrastructure-owners/
On the Graylog blog: a full breakdown of FERC and NERC CIP compliance for the energy sector.
This covers all 13 enforceable standards, from BES Cyber System categorization to supply chain risk management, and how security monitoring ties it together.
Audit season doesn't have to mean panic mode.
Organizations that maintain audit readiness year-round spend less time scrambling for evidence, close deals faster, and demonstrate a mature security posture to customers and partners.
This blog covers practical steps, centralized log management, saved queries, retention policies, and more that turn audit prep from a fire drill into a repeatable workflow.
https://graylog.org/post/why-audit-readiness-accelerates-revenue/
SaaS-only SIEM fails the moment it assumes connectivity that doesn't exist.
Air-gapped military networks. OT-isolated pipelines and power grids. Government research enclaves. Hard data residency mandates across the EU, GCC, and beyond.
In each case the issue isn't the product — it's the architecture.
New post: the four environments where cloud-first SIEM structurally cannot operate, and what actually works instead → https://graylog.org/post/the-four-environments-where-saas-only-siem-fails/
Storing every log forever? That's not security — that's a storage bill.
Effective log retention means tiering your data: hot for active monitoring, warm for periodic audits, cold for long-term compliance.
The right strategy keeps the signal, cuts the noise, and scales without breaking your budget.
New guide on building a cost-effective log retention strategy: https://graylog.org/post/how-to-build-a-cost-effective-log-retention-strategy/
You downloaded Graylog Open. Now what?
Zero to Logs: Graylog Open Running Under an Hour walks you through a real install from scratch. Deployment choice, first data source, first search. No slides, no theory. Just a live terminal.
Wed Aug 26, 10AM EDT.
Register: https://graylog.org/open-webinar/
Configuration drift happens quietly. A manual fix here, a hotfix there, a deployment that misses part of the fleet. Over time the gap between documented baseline and actual state grows until it surfaces as a security gap, a compliance failure, or an outage.
This new blog post covers the root causes and the practices that catch drift early, including baselining, continuous monitoring, and centralized logging.
https://graylog.org/post/recognizing-and-mitigating-configuration-drift-risks/
Ten common micro-services issues, broken down by what to actually look for when debugging each one.
Covers distributed tracing gaps, cascade failures, API contract drift, deployment coordination, secrets management, service discovery, and more.
https://graylog.org/post/troubleshooting-the-top-10-microservices-issues/
