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Here is my annual "Security Warrior" blog round-up of top 10 popular posts/topics in 2011. This list covers the posts most popular in 2011, not necessarily only those written in 2011. Disclaimer : all this content was written before I joined Gartner on Aug 1, 2011 and is solely my personal view at the time of writing . For my current security blogging, go here . “ Simple Log Review Checklist Released! ” was again the most popular this year. The checklist, a list of critical things to look for while reviewing  system, network and security logs when responding to a security incident PCI DSS Log Review series of posts take the #2 spot; they are about planning and executing PCI DSS-driven log review at an organization “ On Free Log Management Tools ” is another perma-popular post, presenting a companion resource to the log checklist above “ On Choosing SIEM ” is about the least wrong way of choosing a SIEM tool – as well as why the right way is so unpopular. “ Log Man...

Here is my next monthly "Security Warrior" blog round-up of top 5 popular posts/topics this month. Disclaimer : all this content was written before I joined Gartner on Aug 1, 2011 and is solely my personal view at the time of writing . For my current security blogging, go here . “ On Free Log Management Tools ” is a companion to the checklist below ( updated version ) “ Simple Log Review Checklist Released! ” is often at the top; it is the case this month – the checklist is still a very useful tool for many people “ On Choosing SIEM ” is about the least wrong way of choosing a SIEM tool – as well as why the right way is so unpopular. “ Log Management at $0 and 1hr/week? ” is pretty much what it is. How to do log management under extreme budget AND time constraints? “ Top 10 Criteria for a SIEM? ” is an EXAMPLE criteria list for choosing a SIEM. In addition, I’d like to draw your attention to a few posts from my Gartner blog: “ On Vulnerability Prioritization and ...