Turn Raw Firewall Syslog Data Into Readable Employee Web Use Reports
Cyfin processes syslog output from your firewall or proxy and produces noise-free, human-only employee web use reports — filtering out automated background traffic and reconstructing individual browsing sessions from raw connection records.
Raw Syslog Is Unreadable. Cyfin Turns It Into Reports.
Every enterprise firewall and proxy generates syslog data that records outbound web activity in detail. The problem is volume and noise. A single day of syslog output for a 100-person organization contains hundreds of thousands of connection records — automated software updates, cloud sync, browser telemetry, and background API calls mixed in with actual employee browsing. Without processing, the data is unusable.
Most organizations either archive their syslog data without ever reading it, or route it to a SIEM where it sits alongside security event data, inaccessible to the HR and management teams who need web use information most.
Cyfin connects directly to your syslog stream and applies a purpose-built filtering and reconstruction engine that strips out non-human traffic, maps IP addresses to employee identities, and reassembles connection records into readable browsing sessions. The output is a report that accurately reflects what employees deliberately browsed — ready for IT dashboards, HR investigations, or compliance documentation, without IT interpretation required.
What Cyfin Does With Your Syslog Data
Smart Engine Noise Filtering
Cyfin's proprietary Smart Engine identifies and removes automated background traffic — software update checks, cloud storage sync, browser telemetry, and OS-level connections — before any report is generated. What remains is genuine employee activity.
Session Reconstruction
Individual connection records are grouped and reassembled into discrete browsing sessions. One website visit appears as one readable event with a clear start time and session duration, not dozens of raw syslog entries requiring manual interpretation.
User Identity Mapping
IP addresses in your syslog are automatically resolved to employee names via Active Directory or LDAP integration, so every report shows who browsed where — not which internal IP address made the connection.
AI Tool Usage Reporting
Cyfin identifies AI tools and services — ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, and others — in your syslog stream and produces dedicated AI usage reports showing which employees are using AI tools, how often, and for how long.
HR and Management Reports
HR managers access investigation reports directly through a self-service portal, without submitting requests to IT. IT configures access once. After that, HR initiates and receives reports independently, with session-level evidence ready the same day it is needed.
Works With 60+ Sources
Cyfin accepts syslog from Palo Alto, Fortinet FortiGate, SonicWall, Check Point, Cisco Firepower, WatchGuard, Zscaler, and many more. No endpoint agents. No network changes. Connect your existing syslog feed and Cyfin handles the rest.
Works with your existing infrastructure
We just completed a rigorous evaluation of Wavecrest Computing's web-access reporting product Cyfin. We found that Cyfin produces comprehensive information that can help managers quickly correct inappropriate or ineffective surfing.
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