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December 22, 2023

2023 and NXLog - a review

It’s finally the holiday season, and we’re down to a skeleton staff here at NXLog. It’s nearly time for us to shut down our laptops, pick up a cup of hot chocolate (or mulled wine if we’re lucky), and get ready for a week or so of reading, relaxing, opening presents, perhaps coping with distant relatives, and all-around merry-making over the holiday period. So we hope you’ll forgive us if we keep this recap of 2023 succinct.

December 21, 2023

Announcing NXLog Enterprise Edition 5.10

We are excited to announce the release of NXLog Enterprise Edition 5.10. This latest version addresses over twenty important issues - the two most significant are mentioned in this announcement - and introduces two features backported from NXLog Enterprise Edition 6. Key enhancements in NXLog Enterprise Edition 5.10 ElasticSearch integration NXLog Enterprise Edition 5.10 now allows ElasticSearch users to send data as a stream. This feature enables the storage of events in an append-only, single-named manner, enhancing data management and retrieval efficiency.

December 12, 2023

Raijin announces release of version 1.4

Raijin has announced the release of version 1.4 of its powerful, schemaless SQL-like database engine. This version introduces new functionality for managing users and views, among several fixes and performance improvements. Read on for the highlights and check out the Raijin release notes for a complete list of the features and improvements. Improved user management This release builds on the previous one to provide better user management and auditing. With the SHOW USERS command, you can now retrieve a list of your Raijin users and their authentication type.

December 4, 2023

Announcing NXLog Enterprise Edition 6.2

We proudly announce the latest release of NXLog Enterprise Edition, version 6.2. This release adds some new features and includes bug fixes and stability enhancements. File and folder symlink support In this release, the primary focus was on adding uniform support for file and folder symlinks. The new development affects the im_file and im_fim modules when collecting logs from files, and when using File Integrity Monitoring. The new feature is available to use with the newly introduced directive FollowSymlink.

November 8, 2023

Three easy ways to optimize your Windows logs - Reduce cost, network load, and time

If you are capturing Windows Event Logs on a large scale, you know that the more logs you collect, the more resources you need. Thus, the more expensive your SIEM becomes. The main issue is a large amount of the log data you are sending to your SIEM contains no valuable information. This means you waste a sizable portion of your cost on what the industry calls “log noise”.

November 3, 2023

Announcing NXLog Manager 5.7

We are pleased to announce the latest release of NXLog Manager, version 5.7. This release addresses several CVE issues, adds support for NXLog’s Microsoft Azure modules, and provides an updated Docker image. Read on to find out more about these new features. A more secure NXLog Manager This version addresses multiple known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), reducing the attack surface in our customers' systems. See the release notes for a complete list of corrected CVEs.

October 20, 2023

Announcing NXLog Enterprise Edition 6.1

We proudly announce the latest release of NXLog Enterprise Edition, version 6.1. This release adds new features to our Google Chronicle and Kafka output modules to provide more flexible configuration, introduces support for certificates with TPM-attested keys, and implements enhancements to our HTTP input module. Read on to find out more about these new features. More flexibility for your Google Chronicle integration We continue to build up our Google Chronicle output module with new functionality to give you more flexibility and control over your data.

October 17, 2023

Log management for maritime cybersecurity compliance regulations

Historically, seaports have played a crucial role in a state’s development, and interruption in their services has a significant impact on economics. So, it’s no surprise commercial ports are regarded as a critical transport infrastructure. One of the most significant challenges ports face today is ongoing digital transformation. The majority of tasks carried out across a port utilize autonomous and partially automated systems, including those for managing port access, vessel berthing (bridges, locks, gates, etc.

October 6, 2023

Raijin announces release of version 1.3

Raijin has announced the release of version 1.3 of its powerful, schemaless SQL-like database engine. This version implements user authentication and permissions and focuses on enhancing performance and robustness. New user authentication and permissions This release introduces certificate and password-based user authentication and granular user permissions. You can grant permissions at the database or table level with support for the following privileges: ALL PRIVILEGE (superuser) CREATE SELECT INSERT DROP

September 11, 2023

Upgrading from NXLog Enterprise Edition 5 to NXLog Enterprise Edition 6

The NXLog team is constantly improving the quality of NXLog Enterprise Edition and will soon introduce a new major release - NXLog Enterprise Edition 6.0. This release will bring a large number of changes and it is important to correctly adapt your current configuration when upgrading your system. Warning We strongly recommend testing NXLog Enterprise Edition 6.0 operation on a smaller set of devices before commiting to a full-scale upgrade of your complete system.

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