• Online, Self-Paced

In this course, you'll learn about Logstash and various other data ingestion techniques and how to use filtering and plugins to ingest data in Elasticsearch.

Learning Objectives

Data Dimension in Elasticsearch

  • start the course
  • describe the problems and data types that ELK Stack can handle
  • define Logstash and its role in ELK Stack

Logstash Configuration and Data Ingestion

  • install and configure Logstash for data ingestion
  • prepare and configure Logstash to ingest data in Elasticsearch from files
  • prepare and configure Logstash to ingest data in Elasticsearch from databases
  • describe Logstash plugin management for input and output

Mapping and Filtering in Logstash

  • recall mapping and filtering concepts of data ingestion using Logstash
  • demonstrate how mapping works with Logstash in Elasticsearch
  • demonstrate how data filtering is used in Logstash to get productive data

Logstash Plugins

  • work with monitoring and fault detection using Logstash and Beats
  • specify how to enrich data using grok and the lookup options
  • demonstrate how to enrich data using grok and the lookup options

Practice: Logstash Data Ingestion

  • prepare Logstash configuration to ingest data in Elasticsearch

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Systems Architecture
  • Systems Development

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.