Cloud Native Sources

WHAT IS CLOUD NATIVE?

Cloud Native services take advantage of cloud computing and are built using microservices. The use of microservices decentralizes applications, makes environments more stable and helps to limit the possibility of an application failure.

What direction are you going with your cloud? Armor can ingest logs from services within AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform. In AWS, Armor can ingest logs from AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty. In Azure, Network Security Group and Application Gateway flow logs can be ingested.

ARMOR LOG MANAGEMENT is ready to be configured to collect logs from the services below:

To fully use this screen, you must add the following permissions to your account:

• Read Log Management

• Write Log Management

• Read Log Management Plan Selection

• Write Log Management Plan Selection

You can use the Log & Data Management screen to:

• View storage consumption in the Summary section

• View the status of the logging subagent in the Agent Sources section

• View the status and configure existing sources and add new sources in the External Sources section

  • For documentation on adding or configuring external sources, click here

• View or change your storage plan in the Log Storage Plans section

By default, Armor collects and retains the following log types for 30 days:

Using the Armor Management Portal (AMP)

View Logging Subagent Status

You can use these instructions to review the logging status of your virtual machines. Specifically, you can verify if your virtual machine is sending logs to Armor.

1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Security.

2. Click Log & Data Management.

3. Click Agent Sources.
   

Review Log Retention Plans

Plan name	Log retention rate	Description
Log Management Essentials	30 days	This plan collects and stores your default log types for 30 days, which you can view in AMP. By default, users are automatically subscribed to this plan. To make sure that you do not pass the default log collection limit, Armor recommends that you review the: Daily Log Storage Usage graph in the Summary section Total Log Storage graph in the Retention Plan section
Compliance Professional	13 months	This plan collects and stores your default log types for 13 months at an additional cost. Logs from the previous 30 days are visible in AMP; however, to view logs older than 30 days, you must send a support ticket. For existing virtual machines: After you select this plan, existing virtual machines will not be automatically enrolled in this plan; you must update each virtual machine separately. To learn more, see Upgrade log retention for existing virtual machines. For future virtual machines: After you select this plan, new virtual machines will be automatically enrolled in this plan. To learn more, see Upgrade log retention for new virtual machines.

View Log Collections Projections

You can use these instructions to review AMP’s prediction regarding future log collection. You can use this information to estimate log collection cost.

1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Security.

2. Click Log & Data Management.

3. Click Retention Plan.

4. In the bottom of the screen, review the Total Log Storage graph. 

   • The dotted line indicates AMP’s prediction for your future log collections.

For more information on log retention plans, see Review log retention plans.

To learn how to submit a request to Armor Support, see Create a support ticket.

Review the following requirements before submitting your log extraction request to Armor Support.

Review Requirements

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