Infrastructure Monitoring
Noun · Security & Infosec
Definitions
The collection and analysis of health, configuration, and activity data from servers, networks, cloud services, and other infrastructure components. In security, infrastructure monitoring provides early warning of misuse, drift, and outages that can signal compromise.
In plain English: Watching servers, networks, and infrastructure systems for problems or suspicious activity.
Example: "Infrastructure monitoring caught the unexpected outbound traffic pattern before customers noticed service impact."
Related Terms
- Infrastructure Security
- Integrity Monitoring
- Syslog
- Ops
- Server Room
- Sysadmin Culture
- OctoPrint
- Zabbix
- Alert Fatigue
- IT Asset Management
- IT Risk
- IT Security
- ITSM
- Log Monitoring
- MSP
- Patch Cadence
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Recording Security
- Remote Administration
- Remote Management
- Rogue Server
- Router Security
- Cluster Management
- Container Monitor