Continuous monitoring is a popular risk reduction technique in many large organizations with formal certification processes for IT projects. In order to implement continuous monitoring in an…

Routing only security alerts to the network team is too narrow - security staff across multiple functions need relevant alerts, and the network team alone cannot address all security incidents.

Restricting log access solely to data storage personnel defeats the purpose of monitoring, as security analysts must be able to review and act on log data.

Effective continuous monitoring depends on two foundational elements: logging configured at the appropriate verbosity and scope to capture relevant events, and alerts being routed to security staff quickly enough to enable a timely response. Without both elements, monitoring becomes either noise-heavy or too slow to reduce risk meaningfully.

Mandating hourly review cycles for critical logs is an arbitrary and potentially insufficient interval, and assigning staff specifically to the network overlooks the broader scope of continuous monitoring.