Introduction to Strata Logging Service
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Strata Logging Service

Introduction to Strata Logging Service

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Introduction to
Strata Logging Service

Learn about the cloud-based logging infrastructure provided by Palo Alto Networks.
Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama)
  • NGFW (PAN-OS or Panorama Managed)
  • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • Cortex
    Xpanse™
  • Cortex XSOAR
  • Cortex
    XDR
  • Strata Logging Service
    license
Palo Alto Networks®
Strata Logging Service
provides cloud-based, centralized log storage and aggregation for your on premise, virtual (private cloud and public cloud) firewalls, for
Prisma Access
, and for cloud-delivered services such as Cortex XDR.
Strata Logging Service
is secure, resilient, and fault-tolerant, and it ensures your logging data is up-to-date and available when you need it. It provides a scalable logging infrastructure that alleviates the need for you to plan and deploy Log Collectors to meet your log retention needs. If you already have on premise Log Collectors, the new
Strata Logging Service
can easily complement your existing setup. You can augment your existing log collection infrastructure with the cloud-based
Strata Logging Service
to expand operational capacity as your business grows, or to meet the capacity needs for new locations.
With this service, Palo Alto Networks takes care of the ongoing maintenance and monitoring of the logging infrastructure so that you can focus on your business.
Strata Logging Service
interacts with several different products. Some products send logs to
Strata Logging Service
, while others display and analyze the log data it contains.

Products that send logs to
Strata Logging Service

You can onboard individual firewalls directly to
Strata Logging Service
. Use the
Strata Logging Service
app to view all log records that the firewalls forward to
Strata Logging Service
.
If you’re using Panorama, you can onboard firewalls to
Strata Logging Service
at scale, instead of onboarding each individual firewall. All
Strata Logging Service
logs are visible directly in Panorama.
With Prisma Access, Palo Alto Networks deploys and manages the security infrastructure globally to secure your remote networks and mobile users. Prisma Access logs directly to
Strata Logging Service
. You can view the logs, ACC, and reports from Panorama for an aggregated view into your remote network and mobile user traffic. To enable logging for Prisma Access, you must purchase a
Strata Logging Service
license. Log traffic does not use the licensed bandwidth you purchased for Prisma Access.

Products that use logs stored in
Strata Logging Service

AIOps for NGFW
uses
Strata Logging Service
log data to assess the health of your firewalls and generate alerts. You can also view
Strata Logging Service
log data from within
AIOps for NGFW
.
Prisma Access (Cloud-Managed)
Cloud-managed Prisma Access enables you to view and filter your log data, and it can generate reports on your log data.
IoT Security is a cloud-based app that ingests the device data that next-generation firewalls collect from network traffic and send to
Strata Logging Service
. IoT Security then uses this data to discover the “things” on your network and identify normal device behavior and detect suspicious activity.
Panorama
Panorama displays logs stored in
Strata Logging Service
. The Panorama ACC and reports give you an aggregated view into your remote network traffic.
SaaS Security Inline uses
Strata Logging Service
logs to discover users and provide SaaS application usage data about those users.
Cortex XDR
If you extend your firewall security policy to mobile users and remote networks using Prisma Access or GlobalProtect, you can also forward related traffic logs to
Strata Logging Service
. The analytics engine can then analyze those logs and raise alerts on anomalous behavior.
Cortex XSOAR
In
Cortex XSOAR
Marketplace, install the
Strata Logging Service
Content Pack
to run queries for critical threat logs, social applications, threat logs, etc. You can also Install the
PAN-OS to
Strata Logging Service
Monitoring content pack
to monitor the PAN-OS FW log in a recurring job.
Cortex
Xpanse™
Cortex
Xpanse™
consumes GlobalProtect login events on a daily basis to surface external exposures on employee networks.

Strata Logging Service
Apps

After activating
Strata Logging Service
, the
Strata Logging Service
app is listed on the hub as one of your apps. If you have multiple instances of
Strata Logging Service
, you can choose which instance of the app you want to open. Use the Cortex Data Lake app to

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