Security event logging and alerts

Purpose

1.1. Record, monitor, and alert on security-related activities across systems to ensure compliance with legal and industry standards for adult retail.
1.2. Provide auditable event logs for user actions, access attempts, data modifications, and policy breaches to support regulatory reporting and investigate incidents.
1.3. Enable real-time detection and response to unauthorized activities such as login failures, privilege escalation, or suspicious behavior.
1.4. Integrate security visibility across cloud services, POS, communication tools, and physical security for holistic incident management.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Unsuccessful or suspicious login attempts across any store system.
2.2. Changes to user permissions or roles within business applications.
2.3. Access to or modification of sensitive customer or payment data.
2.4. Alerts generated by endpoint protection or intrusion detection systems.
2.5. Physical door or alarm events from in-store security systems.
2.6. Receipt of government or legal inquiry requests requiring access logs.

Platform Variants

3.1. AWS CloudTrail
• Feature: Event history logging.
• Example: Configure AWS CloudTrail to log reads, writes, and authentication events, forwarding logs to SNS for alerting.
3.2. Microsoft Sentinel
• Feature: Security information and event management (SIEM).
• Example: Set up Analytics Rules for failed logins and abnormal user activity, with automated playbook actions.
3.3. Google Chronicle
• Feature: Centralized security telemetry ingestion.
• Example: Ingest POS and application logs via Chronicle Forwarder with detection rules for suspicious actions.
3.4. Okta
• Feature: Identity event logging.
• Example: Use Okta System Log API to capture authentication events with webhook alerting for login anomalies.
3.5. Auth0
• Feature: Security event webhooks.
• Example: Subscribe to "Failed Login" and "Password Change" events via Auth0 Management API.
3.6. Splunk
• Feature: Data ingestion and alerting.
• Example: Configure HTTP Event Collector, set alert rules for failed administrator logins and send notifications.
3.7. Sumo Logic
• Feature: Log analytics and alerting.
• Example: Monitor ingestion of application logs with scheduled searches triggering alerts for sensitive data access.
3.8. Azure Security Center
• Feature: Security recommendations and event alerts.
• Example: Enable regulatory compliance events and set automated email/SMS notifications for critical events.
3.9. Datadog
• Feature: Security monitoring.
• Example: Create security signals for API key misuse or failed login spikes using Datadog Security Monitoring Rules.
3.10. PagerDuty
• Feature: Incident response automation.
• Example: Use PagerDuty Events API to trigger on-call notifications for high-severity security events.
3.11. Slack (Enterprise Grid)
• Feature: Automated alerts channel integration.
• Example: Push all security alerts to a #security-alerts channel via Slack Incoming Webhooks.
3.12. Twilio SMS
• Feature: Real-time SMS alerts.
• Example: Send automated text notifications to managers when suspicious activities are detected using Twilio Messaging API.
3.13. SendGrid
• Feature: Urgent security email notifications.
• Example: Use SendGrid's Mail Send API to dispatch labeled alerts for compliance events.
3.14. ServiceNow
• Feature: Security incident creation and tracking.
• Example: Auto-generate and assign incident tickets based on specific syslog events using Incident API.
3.15. Jira Service Management
• Feature: Ticketing for compliance breaches.
• Example: Create issues via REST API when audit log anomalies are detected.
3.16. Cisco Meraki
• Feature: Physical security event logging.
• Example: Log door access events and security camera motion events, with webhook push for after-hours incidents.
3.17. Sophos Central
• Feature: Endpoint protection event logging.
• Example: Stream detected threats to SIEM via API and trigger alert flows for malware outbreaks.
3.18. CrowdStrike Falcon
• Feature: Endpoint event feed.
• Example: Ingest detection API events for suspicious activity and automate containment alerts.
3.19. Rapid7 InsightIDR
• Feature: User behavior analytics.
• Example: Watch for credential sharing or unusual location access, trigger workflow via API.
3.20. LogRhythm
• Feature: Security analytics and alerting.
• Example: Set up AI Engine rules for privilege escalation detection, push findings to management.
3.21. Workday
• Feature: HR system event logging.
• Example: Report on access to sensitive employee records and notify compliance officer with Workday Web Services (WWS) API.
3.22. Shopify
• Feature: Orders/data access event logging.
• Example: Subscribe to webhook events for order export or payment data access for post-incident review.
3.23. NetSuite
• Feature: ERP security logging.
• Example: Track financial record access via SuiteAnalytics Connect and notify when accessed by unauthorized users.
3.24. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: Security alert dissemination channels.
• Example: Connect automated workflows to post high-priority alerts in dedicated Teams channels.

Benefits

4.1. Rapid detection and remediation of security threats with actionable alerts.
4.2. Automated, centralized, and always-available audit logs for regulatory inspection.
4.3. Reduction in manual oversight and improved policy enforcement.
4.4. Enhanced trust and reputation with proof of strong compliance practices.
4.5. Cross-platform coverage—cloud, physical, point of sale, and SaaS platforms fully monitored and synchronized.