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# Event viewer

Prisma Cloud creates and stores audit event records (audits) for all major subsystems. Audits can be reviewed in **Monitor > Events**, or they can be retrieved from the [Prisma Cloud Compute API](https://pan.dev/compute/api/get-audits-access/). If you have a centralized syslog collector, you can [integrate Prisma Cloud](/admin-guide/33/audit/logging.md) with your existing infrastructure by configuring Prisma Cloud to send all audit events to syslog in [RFC5424](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424)-compliant format.

You can review some of the limits on storing [audit events](/admin-guide/33/deployment-patterns/caps.md).

When you’re reviewing audits in a dialog, the list of audits isn’t updated in real-time. To retrieve all the latest data, close the dialog. If the **Refresh** button is decorated with a red indicator, click it to refresh the view with the latest data, then reopen the dialog.

## Access audits

Access to any container resource protected by Defender is logged and aggregated in Console. You can also configure Prisma Cloud to [record audits for sudo, SSH, and other events](/admin-guide/33/audit/host-activity.md) that are executed on hosts protected by Defender. This audit trail links access to system components to individual users. Access events can be viewed in Console under **Monitor > Events**.

## Runtime audits

Prisma Cloud records an audit every time a runtime sensor (process, network, file system, and system call) detects activity that deviates from the sum of the predictive model plus any runtime rules you’ve defined. For example, a file system audit event is emitted when Prisma Cloud detects malware in a container. Runtime events for containers can be viewed in Console under **Monitor > Events**. Runtime events for hosts can be viewed in Console under **Monitor > Events**.

## Firewall audits

Web Application and API Security (WAAS) is a layer 7 filtering engine that ensures only safe, clean traffic ever reaches your web app. Audits are generated when WAAS detects an attack, such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting. WAAS audits can be viewed under **Monitor > Events**.

## Admin activity

All Prisma Cloud [administrative activity](/admin-guide/33/audit/audit-admin-activity.md) can viewed under **Manage > View Logs**.

Prisma Cloud limits viewing of audit trails to those with a job-related need. To view audit events, you must log into Console. Only users with Administrator, Operator, Defender Manager, or Auditor [roles](/admin-guide/33/authentication/user-roles.md) can view audit data in Console. Similarly, only users with the above-mentioned roles can retrieve audit data from the Prisma Cloud API.


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