The Cisco ASA must be configured to send log data to at least two central log servers for the purpose of forwarding alerts to organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator.

The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate security personnel. The stored log data can used to detect weaknesses in security that enable the network IA team to find and address these weaknesses before breaches can occur. Reviewing these logs, whether before or after a security breach, are important in showing whether someone is an internal employee or an outside threat. The ISSM or ISSO may designate the firewall/system administrator or other authorized personnel to receive the alert within the specified time, validate the alert, and then forward only validated alerts to the information system security manager (ISSM) and information system security officer (ISSO).