Yes! OpenTelemetry Is a Critical Part of Securing Your Systems
OpenTelemetry (OTel) is an open-source standard used in the collection, instrumentation, and export of telemetry data from distributed systems. As a framework widely adopted by SRE teams and security teams, OTel is more than just one nice-to-have tool among many; it is critical.
In this post, we’ll explore the role that OTel plays in system security. We’ll look at how telemetry data is used to secure systems along with how OTel securely handles telemetry data. Then, we’ll consider concrete practices — basic and advanced — that you can adopt as you use OTel in your organization.
Let’s begin by looking at the relationship between system security and telemetry data.
Telemetry Data Is Essential
Robust system security relies on the application of many practices, including: