Argus is a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool. Because its entire purpose is collecting and analyzing log data, that data can include information about real people and systems — this page explains what's collected, why, and how it's protected.
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Log/event data submitted for monitoring | IP addresses, usernames, timestamps, log message text, hostnames — whatever the log sources sending data to this deployment include |
| Dashboard account data | Username, a hashed (never plaintext) password, session tokens |
| Indicator lookups | If an analyst manually checks a file hash, URL, domain, or IP against a reputation engine, that value is sent to whichever provider is enabled for the lookup |
Solely to provide the security-monitoring function of the platform: detecting suspicious activity, showing it to an analyst, and letting them investigate and respond. Nothing collected here is used for advertising, profiling, or sold to anyone.
In a database on the server this deployment runs on. Free-text fields most likely to carry sensitive content (log messages, alert details) are encrypted at rest. Structured fields used for search and detection (timestamps, IPs, usernames) are kept queryable and are not separately encrypted.
Event data is retained for a configured window (7 days by default), then archived in encrypted form and removed from the live database.
Only accounts with a login to this specific Argus deployment (admin/analyst roles). There is no public access to stored log data — the dashboard requires authentication, and passwords are hashed with Argon2id.
None by default. If a reputation provider (VirusTotal, MetaDefender, AbuseIPDB) is explicitly enabled by the operator, only the specific indicator being looked up (a hash, URL, domain, or IP) is sent to that provider — not surrounding log content.
This is an independent project built and operated by Kalitkar Anudheer. Questions about data held by this deployment can be sent to happy.kalitkars@gmail.com.
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