This article focuses on a topic that is near and dear to my heart: logs. Whether the logs are application, infrastructure or device logs they are all important; critical even, I would argue and I’d hope you’d agree. Have you ever considered logs to potentially accumulate debt much the same as any other system.
The five philosophies of designing logs
TL;DR: Your logs should be simple, and structured, they should also contain enough information without disclosing sensitive data. Often accidental information disclosure within the logs can lead to future breaches. 1. The first philosophy: Keep it simple, structured and detailed enough: The first part of our first key philosophy when …