DiSCO Inferno: How We Turned a Security Nightmare into a Monitoring Marvel
In the wild world of SaaS, blind spots are abundant, but our team took security observability into our own hands. Meet DiSCO, our in-house platform powered by time-series telemetry. It exposes those elusive audit logs, making sure we see who’s using what, when, and from where. Who knew logs could be so groovy?
Hot Take:
Who knew that a security breach could be the mother of invention? Thanks to a mix of time-series telemetry and a dash of DIY spirit, InfluxData’s engineers turned a security faux pas into a disco inferno of digital oversight. It’s like discovering your house was robbed and deciding to build a security system that doubles as a dance floor. Let’s get our groove on while keeping an eye on those pesky SaaS providers!
Key Points:
- InfluxData’s security incident led to the creation of an in-house security monitoring platform, DiSCO.
- The breach involved Codecov and highlighted visibility issues with third-party SaaS applications.
- DiSCO leverages time-series telemetry to monitor and analyze audit logs in real-time.
- The platform helps detect unusual activity, such as “impossible travel” logins and anomalous data access.
- DiSCO offers forensic capabilities and privacy protection without the high costs of commercial SIEMs.
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