Ensuring continuous data ingestion is critical for effective security operations. What happens when a collector stops sending logs to your Google SecOps instance? That's where Silent Host Monitoring comes in, allowing you to create alerts based on changes in ingestion rates via Google Cloud Monitoring. This way, you'll be notified if a collector stops functioning for any reason.Bindplane plays a key role in enabling this monitoring. Ensure that the SecOps Standardization Processor is active in your Bindplane workflow. The next step is to ensure the collector server's hostname is included as an attribute in your log entries.

By implementing Silent Host Monitoring with Bindplane and Google Cloud Monitoring, you can proactively identify and address issues with your telemetry ingestion pipelines, ensuring you maintain complete visibility within your Google SecOps environment. This allows for quicker incident response and a more robust security posture

Please review the following how-to guides for detailed Bindplane and Cloud Monitoring configuration: https://bindplane.com/docs/how-to-guides/secops-silent-host-monitoring