As cybercriminals continue to target government networks and other infrastructure, efficient event logging is crucial in identifying, investigating, and preventing attacks. President Biden’s May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity set new requirements for event logging, and the Office of Management and Budget’s memorandum M-21-31 in August 2021 provided guidance for agencies on how to meet those requirements.

MeriTalk recently spoke with Juliana Vida, chief technical advisor, public sector at Splunk, and former Navy deputy CIO, to discuss the new event logging mandates, how Splunk is helping agencies meet them, and the growing clout of agency cybersecurity teams.

Download the report to discover the most critical things agencies can do to improve their logging capabilities.