The best SIEM solutions in the market in 2019.

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1 SIEM, Security Information, and Event Management is a type of software dedicated to collect and interpret, in a centralized way, all the security information of an organization. Although the first generations arose at the beginning of the XXI century, this term itself became notorious after In 2014, Indian market research and consulting firm named ResearchFox Consulting, published the report: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Outlook ( ). The report analyzed the SIEM market and suggested that the overall market was valued at USD million in 2014 and is expected to grow at a steady CAGR of 12.85% till Today, in 2019, the statistics show a market value accounting to US$ 2.59bn in 2018 and expecting to grow at a CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period , to account for US$ 6.24bn by In a nearer future, by 2021, the SIEM market will be worth $5.93 billion according to market analytics from Technavio. The numbers don t lie: The demand for SIEM solutions are steadily increasing, thanks to the growing security threats, and the existing compliance regulations that are motivating many of the businesses to adopt these solutions to avoid substantial fines. This article pretends to show to the readers the best SIEM solutions in the market in The benchmarking assessments the following criteria: Features: The solution provides basic and advanced functionalities. Usability: The end-user and administrative interfaces are intuitive, producing fast and reliable results. Affordability: The deployment, operation, and updating are accessible. Architecture: The existence of multiple deployment options and scalable integration capabilities. Reach: The vendor supports worldwide sales and post-sales, as well as upgrading. Reliability: The vendor is reputable and consistent. LogRhythm. LogRhythm offers a featurerich product with the ability to adapt to trends. It combines log management, file integrity monitoring, and machine analytics, with host and network forensics, in a unified security analytics platform. Ease of use when deploying and implementing. LogRhythm s AI Engine delivers heuristic correlation through advanced correlation, machine-automated behavioral analysis, and pattern recognition on all collected data. It Integrates FIM secures sensitive data for compliance needs. Splunk. It is a big data software company, and one of the best-known Log file management tools. It provides improved security operations like customizable dashboards, asset investigators, 1

2 statistical analysis, and incident review, classification, and investigation. AlienVault USM. AlienVault USM delivers state-of-the-art threat intelligence. Recently, they joined forces with the well-known AT&T to upgrade their cybersecurity group. The solution offers a highly flexible solution for any sized businesses with multiple security capabilities. It combines threat detection, incident response, asset discovery, and compliance management. The tools can be fast deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid environment. SolarWinds. SolarWinds offers robust compliance and threat management functionality. It employs a patented real-time, in memory, nonlinear analysis model that reduces the number of rules and complexity required. Correlations are supported by true field-level analysis, multiple decision paths, and independent thresholds. It includes a standalone historical and compliance reporting console, with predefined and customizable reports. Securonix Security Analytics. Securonix is the next-gen SIEM platform to collect data at a scale, detect advanced threats using behavior analytics and machine learning, and to remediate them quickly. It is a scalable platform based on the Hadoop. It is delivered in the cloud as a service. It allows the export of the visualized data in standard data formats. It is suited for any sized enterprise. Rapid7InsightIDR. Insight IDR is a cloud SIEM solution by Rapid7. It has a cloud-based Insight Platform for data collection and search. Threats like malware, phishing, and stolen credentials can be detected. It offers the features of user and attacker behavior analytics, centralized log management, deception technology, and file integrity monitoring. It scans the endpoints for real-time detection. It doesn t require any ongoing maintenance. RSA NetWitness. RSA offers a highly advanced SIEM product focused on large-scale, high-demand security organizations. It is a complex product to use. It contains powerful event stream analytics that supports large data volumes with malware and network behavior analytics. Both real-time and long-term data collection and correlation are leveraged with complex event processing. It provides compliance and trend reporting in an automated process. The support for long-term forensic analysis enables full incident investigation. It offers two-way integration with RSA Archer, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) is available. IBM Security QRadar. IBM provides strong event and logs management and threat detection across networks and applications. IBM is a wellestablished name in the security and technology worlds. Their QRadar SIEM solution is available to deploy as a virtual appliance, software, or hardware. Additionally, QRadar threat intelligence offers both accesses to open feed intelligence, and Security X-Force via a paid subscription. The main thing that makes QRadar so appealing is its extensibility. There are plenty of additional modules you can build into your experience for data ingestion, vulnerability management, and risk control. McAfee Enterprise Security Manager. A diverse and competitive vendor, McAfee, offers a stable and reliable SIEM product. It offers 2

3 excellent analytics. The McAfee SIEM service allows companies to collect a wide range of logs across multiple devices with ease, and the McAfee correlation engine compiles various data sources effectively and efficiently into in-depth reports. It sends a support account manager to the customers twice a year for routine check-ups. MicroFocusArcSight ESM. It is a system for larger enterprises and particularly well-suited to larger companies in regulated and commercial environments. The technology supports a plan for server-based deployment that many organizations consider comfortable. It can monitor and handle a wide range of data sources in real-time. It also offers intelligence from a multitude of third-party data sources. Event Tracker. Event Tracker is a platform with multiple capabilities like Log Management, Threat Detection & Response, Vulnerability Assessment, User and Entity Behavior Analysis, Security Orchestration and Automation, and Compliance. The solution can be used in multiple industries like finance & banking, legal, higher education, retail, and healthcare. It can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises. NetIQ. NetIQ Sentinel acts as an aggregator and consolidator of enriched data to perform realtime correlation, and event management. Log encryption, file integrity monitoring for host systems, change detection, and agent-based monitoring all enhance risk management. It comes with predefined regulatory reports enabling the simplified collection of IT infrastructure events. Automated compliance audit and reporting functions reduce the complexity of locating and preparing data required by auditors. ELK. It is by far one of the most popular SIEM solutions on the Market, ELK is otherwise known as the "Elastic Stack," a selection of products combined from 3 vendors to provide a full SIEM solution. The ELK technology comes to you from Logstash, Elasticsearch, and Kibana. All 3 tools play a different part in your analytics strategy. UTMVAULT. It is an emerging player that is gaining ground swiftly. They offer a well-balanced product including advanced features beyond the traditional SIEM solutions. It provides Compliance management, Vulnerability scanners, Network, and Host IDS and IPS, Asset Discovery, Endpoint Protection, Active Directory Management, and Incident Response. Its modular platform offers simplicity, flexibility and accessibility. These are the top SIEM tools in the market. Most of their services follow a quote-based pricing model and offer a free trial. Always remember that the best SIEM solution is the more adaptable to the organization s infrastructure: environment, size, and budget. 3