Analyzing audit logs from cross applications using AWS AppFabric

This article discusses how to analyze audit logs from various SaaS applications using AWS AppFabric, Amazon OpenSearch, and Amazon QuickSight. AWS AppFabric allows you to connect and aggregate audit logs from different SaaS apps into a normalized schema called Open CyberSecurity Schema Framework (OCSF).

Specifically, the article covers:

• The problem of monitoring audit logs across multiple SaaS apps and how AppFabric solves it
• Use cases for analyzing SaaS usage, security, and ad-hoc searches using AppFabric and SIEM tools
• The solution architecture involving AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, Amazon QuickSight, and Amazon OpenSearch
• How to deploy the solution using AWS CDK and prerequisites
• Using Amazon Athena to query audit logs and detect potential security incidents
• Using Amazon QuickSight for business intelligence and visualizing SaaS usage
• Using Amazon OpenSearch for real-time monitoring and analysis of audit logs
• The benefits of integrating AppFabric with SIEM tools for enhanced SaaS application monitoring