Manual CT log watching vs automated monitoring

Security teams often start with ad hoc CT research: search a domain in a public index, review results, move on. That works for investigations — not for continuous assurance.

Where manual review falls short

• Coverage gaps — domains added to cloud providers without your central inventory
• No historical memory — was this CA used last time?
• No CAA cross-check — manual correlation with DNS is tedious
• No integration — findings stay in a spreadsheet, not your SIEM

What automated monitoring adds

Good Roots Work ingests CT data continuously, maintains watchlists per tenant, and evaluates each event against policy and history before notifying you.

See the full comparison on our product page.

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