Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Solutions

While security information and event management (SIEM) solutions have been around for the better part of two decades, modern SIEMs don’t quite resemble their original, log management counterparts. As the security landscape has evolved, SIEMs have evolved as well (at least, some of them have).

The most effective, automated solutions today include user behavior analytics (UBA), attacker behavior analytics (ABA), deception technology (intruder traps), and other innovations to detect both known and unknown threats, provide comprehensive network visibility, and accelerate threat investigation and response.

While successful SIEM deployments measurably reduce risk, there’s a big gotcha: SIEM deployment projects often fail. Even after all these years, too many organizations struggle to deploy a new SIEM, achieve rapid success, and deliver a return on investment. More often than not, it’s because the chosen SIEM didn’t align with the specific needs, maturity, and resources of the organization deploying it.

Whether your organization is currently SIEM-less, or you’re exasperated and exhausted by your current SIEM, trying to negotiate the security products market to find the right SIEM solution for your organization can turn into a full-time job. (Which clearly is not an option because your full-time job is identifying and reducing risk across your company employees and information assets.)

This guide will help you rein in the SIEM evaluation effort by quickly introducing today’s SIEM market, including what SIEM solutions can offer and how their capabilities can align and customize to your specific needs. You’ll learn about the top three capabilities every SIEM must provide and the questions to ask vendors to understand how well they deliver on that functionality.