A cybersecurity analyst observes unusual activity in the network logs. The analyst suspects that the anomalies are related to improper time synchronization across network devices. Which of the following concepts should be investigated as a potential root cause for this issue?
Time synchronization is essential for accurate log ingestion and correlation, helping in identifying and responding to security incidents. If network devices and systems are not properly synchronized, it can lead to inaccurate timestamps on logs, making it difficult to analyze events in the correct sequence. Investigating the NTP settings to ensure all devices are synchronized to the same time source is important in resolving this issue. Logging levels and hardware architecture are important but would not directly address the time synchronization issue. Similarly, secure access service edge (SASE) pertains to network security architecture and not time synchronization.
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