Security Behind the Curtains With Event Monitoring

This conference talk explores Backstage's Auditor, a new core service designed to enhance security monitoring in the Backstage platform. Learn how to track critical events like logins, data access, and configuration changes while properly categorizing them by severity. Discover how the Auditor captures rich metadata for analysis, tracks operation outcomes, and integrates with Backstage's authentication and plugin system. Explore flexible configuration options for directing log output and see real-world implementation scenarios. Gain essential knowledge for platform engineers and developers to strengthen security, meet compliance requirements, and obtain deeper insights into platform activity. The 24-minute presentation by Paul Schultz from Red Hat provides practical guidance for implementing effective event monitoring in your cloud native development environment.