What is Telemetry?

Understanding Telemetry

Remote measurement and reporting of information. Telemetry is the automated process of collecting measurements data and other information from remote or inaccessible sources and transmitting it to receiving equipment for monitoring analysis and control. In cybersecurity telemetry provides visibility into system behavior security events and potential threats. Telemetry is referenced in security monitoring standards like NIST SP 800-137 and security operations frameworks. Organizations implement security telemetry through endpoint detection and response solutions security information and event management systems network monitoring tools and cloud security posture management. For example a security operations center might collect telemetry from thousands of endpoints including process executions file modifications network connections registry changes memory activities and user behaviors correlating this data to identify potential security incidents and provide visibility across the entire enterprise. Related terms Security monitoring Endpoint detection and response EDR Security analytics SIEM Observability Threat detection Behavioral monitoring Security operations center SOC.