Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) Practice Exam

What collects logs and sends them to the Security Management Server?

1. Log server

2. Security Management Server

3. Security Gateway

4. Log client

The correct answer is: Security Management Server

The Security Management Server is responsible for collecting logs from various security components within the Check Point environment. It acts as the central component that processes, stores, and organizes logs to provide security administrators with the necessary insights for analysis, reporting, and troubleshooting. In this context, the Security Management Server receives log data generated by Security Gateways, which monitor and control network traffic based on defined security policies. This enables the server to maintain a comprehensive record of security events and incidents across the network, allowing for efficient monitoring, auditing, and compliance reporting. While the other options serve important roles in the log management process, they do not directly collect logs for the Management Server. For instance, the Log Server is specifically designed to handle log storage and processing in some configurations, but it operates in conjunction with the Management Server. The Security Gateway generates and sends logs but does not collect them. The Log Client typically refers to the tools or applications that interact with the log data but do not perform the function of collecting logs for the Security Management Server.