Purpose
1.2. Provide immutable proof of transaction history for audits and investigations.
1.3. Protect sensitive customer and transaction data by securely archiving activity records.
1.4. Facilitate rapid incident response through accessible historic logs.
1.5. Demonstrate active data security governance to auditors and stakeholders.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Administrative operations (add/edit/delete products, modify user roles).
2.3. POS sales events, refunds, or voided transactions.
2.4. Scheduled time intervals (hourly, daily) for archival routines.
2.5. Security-related events (firewall alerts, unauthorized file access).
Platform Variants
3.1. AWS CloudTrail
• Feature: 'StartLogging,' 'GetEventSelectors' APIs.
• Configure: Enable account-wide event logging for all API actions, store in S3 for compliance.
3.2. Microsoft Azure Monitor Logs
• Feature: 'Diagnostic settings,' 'Log Analytics API.'
• Configure: Enable resource activity logging, archive to Azure Blob Storage.
3.3. Google Cloud Audit Logs
• Feature: 'Admin Activity,' 'Data Access logs.'
• Configure: Channel all user and service activity into Stackdriver, then periodically export to Google Cloud Storage.
3.4. Elastic Stack (ELK)
• Feature: Filebeat, Logstash pipeline API.
• Configure: Ship logs from store’s platforms to Elasticsearch, with rolling indices for archival.
3.5. Splunk
• Feature: HTTP Event Collector, 'archive' API.
• Configure: Send structured logs via HEC, configure data retention policies for auto-archival.
3.6. IBM QRadar
• Feature: 'Log Source Management,' Offense API.
• Configure: Aggregate logs from POS/ERP, auto-archive after 30 days.
3.7. Datadog
• Feature: 'Logs Pipeline,' Archival integration.
• Configure: Route logs to external storage every 24h using 'archives' setting.
3.8. Sumo Logic
• Feature: 'Collectors,' Scheduled Search API.
• Configure: Schedule daily exports to cloud archival buckets.
3.9. Loggly
• Feature: Customer Tokens, Log Export API.
• Configure: Stream application logs with tagged events, configure export for backup.
3.10. Graylog
• Feature: Streams, Archiving plugin.
• Configure: Send retail events into streams, configure plugin to auto-archive closed logs.
3.11. Papertrail
• Feature: Saved Searches, Daily Archival Export.
• Configure: Save activity search queries, enable daily export to AWS S3.
3.12. New Relic
• Feature: Event API, Logging Forwarder.
• Configure: Forward scheduled or triggered logs to secure storage for compliance.
3.13. SolarWinds Log Analyzer
• Feature: Log Forwarding/Export.
• Configure: Schedule log shipping from POS and access logs to SFTP for monthly archival.
3.14. Logz.io
• Feature: Exporter, Archive API.
• Configure: Auto-upload all indexed logs to cold storage weekly.
3.15. Cisco SecureX
• Feature: 'Event Logging,' Data Export integration.
• Configure: Enable unified event collection, export to third-party archive.
3.16. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
• Feature: Log Forwarding, Scheduled Backup.
• Configure: Forward all network security events hourly to NAS or external FTP.
3.17. Oracle Log Analytics
• Feature: Unified Collection, Cloud Archive.
• Configure: Use collection agent to stream specified logs, move to Archive Service.
3.18. ServiceNow
• Feature: Audit History, Data Export.
• Configure: Track change logs on assets/users, schedule periodic exports for external retention.
3.19. Okta
• Feature: System Log API, Reports.
• Configure: Pull account activities with API triggers, save to protected storage daily.
3.20. Salesforce Shield
• Feature: Event Monitoring, Data Export API.
• Configure: Enable event recording on sensitive objects, export logs for external archiving.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures compliance with industry-specific requirements (PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA).
4.3. Minimizes risks by guaranteeing historical access visibility for all key systems.
4.4. Accelerates detection and remediation of suspicious or illegal activities.
4.5. Increases customer and stakeholder confidence in business data governance.