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Chapter 12: Monitoring Device Usage > Introduction - Pg. 292

292 Chapter12·MonitoringDeviceUsage Introduction In the previous chapter, I showed you how GFI EndPointSecurity is able to lock down end point devices on network workstations. However, network security is not a "set it and forget it" proposition. You need a way of verifying that the policies that you have put into place are working. It would also be nice to know when someone is trying to violate the policies that you have established. That's where this chapter comes into play. In this chapter, I will show you how to keep tabs on GFI EndPointSecurity. Setting Logging Options The first thing that I want to talk about in this chapter is setting up some logging options. Before I do, however, it's time for a quick reality check. Any good book on network security covers some type of logging, right? And of course we all know that every good network administrator checks his or her security logs every single day, right? Well, I don't know about you, but I'm really busy. I know that I should review my security logs every day, but I don't have time. Since I'm being brutally honest here, I'll go ahead and admit that I haven't looked at my network's security logs in months. Hopefully, you are more diligent about checking your logs than I am. If not, then the last thing that you probably need is a function to create more log entries. There is actually more to logging than meets the eye, and you may actually be interested in