312-39 · Question #22
ABC is a multinational company with multiple offices across the globe, and you are working as an L2 SOC analyst. You are implementing a centralized logging solution to enhance security monitoring…
The correct answer is D. Syslog Relay. A syslog relay is specifically used as an intermediary that receives syslog messages from multiple sources and forwards them to an upstream (central) syslog server. In distributed enterprises, relays reduce bandwidth usage across WAN links, provide buffering during intermittent…
Question
ABC is a multinational company with multiple offices across the globe, and you are working as an L2 SOC analyst. You are implementing a centralized logging solution to enhance security monitoring. You must ensure that log messages from routers, firewalls, and servers across multiple remote offices are efficiently collected and forwarded to a central syslog server. To streamline this process, an intermediate component is deployed to receive log messages from different devices and forward them to the main syslog server. Which component in the syslog infrastructure performs this function?
Options
- ASyslog Database
- BSyslog Collector
- CSyslog Listener
- DSyslog Relay
How the community answered
(19 responses)- B5% (1)
- D95% (18)
Explanation
A syslog relay is specifically used as an intermediary that receives syslog messages from multiple sources and forwards them to an upstream (central) syslog server. In distributed enterprises, relays reduce bandwidth usage across WAN links, provide buffering during intermittent connectivity, and allow local aggregation before forwarding, which improves reliability and manageability. Relays can also apply basic filtering or routing rules so that critical logs are prioritized and noisy logs can be handled appropriately without overwhelming the central collector. A syslog “listener” is typically the process that receives syslog traffic on a given port, but it does not inherently imply forwarding as an architectural role. A syslog “collector” is often used generically to describe a central receiver/ingestion point; however, the question emphasizes an intermediate component that forwards to the main server, which is the role of a relay. A syslog database is for storage/indexing, not message forwarding. From a SOC design standpoint, relays are common in remote sites to maintain when networks are unstable.
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.