Prior to 2005, there used to be quite a debate over Security Information Management (SIM) and Security Event Management (SEM). This debate was ended for once and all by Amrit Williams and Mark Nicollet of Gartner when they defined SIEM – Security Information Event Management in 2005.

SIEM solution, as one of the best cybersecurity solutions, can help organizations being compliant with the GDPR strict requirements. As a matter of fact, GDPR compliance is indispensable for enterprises managing the data of European Union (EU) citizens because noncompliant organizations have to bear the brunt of huge penalties in terms of massive fine and reputational damage.

A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a security solution usedto identify, record, monitor, and analyze security events and incidents within a real-time IT environment. SIEM also centralize all the data. In addition, an effective SIEM solution must have certain capabilities to prevent colossal Data Breaches. The following sections delve into ten things that your SIEM solution should do.

A SIEM or Security Information and Event Management is only as good as its logs. People can think of logs as the fuel for the engine. Without logs (log management), the SIEM will never be useful. Selecting the right types of logs to ingest in your SIEM is a complex undertaking. On one hand, it is easy to say “Log it all!” but you will inevitably reach the glass ceiling of your SIEM, which will either be your licensing or you will cap the performance of the SIEM hardware.

We’re again excited to announce the availability of EventSentry v3.4, the latest release of our hybrid SIEM monitoring suite.