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Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Tools

Security Information and Event Management

What is Security Information and Event Management Tools?

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) or Security Information and Event Management software combines security event management (SEM) which analyzes log and event data in real time to provide threat monitoring, event correlation and incident response – with security information management (SIM) which collects, analyzes and reports on log data.

Common Features

  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Data Enrichment
  • Correlation
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Scalability and Network Performance
  • Forensic Analysis Support
  • Log Collection
  • Data Security and Retention
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Incident Management and Remediation
  • Security Threat Visibility
  • UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)
  • Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)
  • Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
  • Business Intelligence Tools

Top Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Tools

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Top Security Information and Event Management Tools 2024

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

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Real-time monitoring and analysis allowing you to quickly prioritize, investigate, and respond to hidden threats. A central view of potential threats with built-in workflows removes the complexity of threat protection. Be ready anytime for the audit with automated compliance. Integrating across your entire security infrastructure to collect and analyze vast amount of disparate data. Offers active integrations with incident response or analytics solutions to streamline sec ops workflows.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Security Protects
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
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Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10

Splunk Enterprise makes it simple to collect, analyze and act upon the untapped value of the big data generated by your technology infrastructure, security systems and business applications—giving you the insights to drive operational performance and business results.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Helps Innovate
  • Security Protects
  • Performance Enhancing
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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Sentinel

Composite Score
8.3 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10

Modernize your security operations center (SOC) with Microsoft Sentinel. Uncover sophisticated threats and respond decisively with an intelligent, comprehensive security information and event management (SIEM) solution for proactive threat detection, investigation, and response. Eliminate security infrastructure setup and maintenance, and elastically scale to meet your security needs—while reducing costs as much as 48 percent compared to legacy SIEM solutions.

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Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Reliable
  • Security Protects
  • Enables Productivity
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Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
8.2 /10

The increasing sophistication and speed of cyberattacks combined with the global shortage of cyber talent, means security teams are dealing with more alerts, cases and event data than ever before. With built-in detection, investigation, and response playbooks, LogPoint orchestrates critical processes to increase SOC productivity and ensure consistent response.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Helps Innovate
  • Efficient Service
  • Effective Service
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Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
7.9 /10

IBM® Security QRadar® SIEM consolidates log source event data from thousands of devices endpoints and applications distributed throughout a network. It performs immediate normalization and correlation activities on raw data to distinguish real threats from false positives.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Reliable
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Caring
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Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

FortiSIEM – Fortinet’s Multivendor Security Incident and Events Management solution brings it all together. Visibility, Correlation, Automated Response and Remediation in a single, scalable solution.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Security Protects
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Unique Features
Composite Score
7.6 /10
CX Score
7.7 /10

You need deep, real-time visibility into your entire IT environment to defend your organization from today’s threats. LogRhythm analyzes all of your forensic data. It fills gaps with endpoint and network sensors. With LogRhythm, you get the intelligence and tools you need to protect your network.

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Pros

  • Fair
  • Effective Service
  • Respectful
  • Altruistic
Composite Score
7.4 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10

SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) is designed to facilitate effective Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) log management. SEM is built with a SIEM log collector tool that helps you automatically collect and aggregate logs from multiple devices and applications across your network in an agentless environment.

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Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Respectful
  • Trustworthy
  • Transparent
Composite Score
7.2 /10
CX Score
7.2 /10

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Altruistic

Cons

  • Under Delivered

Products below are ineligible for awards due to insufficient recent reviews

Composite Score
8.5 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10

ADAudit Plus helps keep your Windows Server ecosystem secure and compliant by providing full visibility into all activities.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing