Question 720
After a corrective change at a national SOC, the team documents: A newly onboarded firewall generates Traffic logs locally but they never appear in Strata Logging Service because the expected log forwarding configuration is missing. Which repeatable control BEST prevents a recurrence?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Validate sample log delivery at each firewall onboarding. This control reduces recurrence of the documented mechanism: Local log creation and cloud log ingestion require an effective log forwarding path. It creates a repeatable check around the needed response: Configure and apply the supported cloud logging destination and forwarding profile for the relevant log types.
Incorrect Answers
Monitor cloud ingestion freshness and endpoint connectivity independently. That safeguard addresses another potential failure: A remote firewall's log ingestion stops after a network change, but Security policy logs still show on the device. It is not the most targeted recurring control for the described cause: Local log creation and cloud log ingestion require an effective log forwarding path.
Document folder and device search scope in cross-region investigations. That safeguard addresses another potential failure: An analyst queries one firewall's logs but the incident spans several subsidiaries and the Log Viewer scope is set to a single folder. It is not the most targeted recurring control for the described cause: Local log creation and cloud log ingestion require an effective log forwarding path.
Record incident timestamps in UTC alongside local zone references. That safeguard addresses another potential failure: A SOC filters cloud traffic logs by an incorrect timezone and concludes that no relevant incident occurred. It is not the most targeted recurring control for the described cause: Local log creation and cloud log ingestion require an effective log forwarding path.