In our post-pandemic world, more and more individuals are splitting their time between the corporate office and their home office or working remotely full-time. This shift is blurring the lines between professional and personal cyber hygiene and privacy, which can pose a significant risk to organizations.

The System Administrator! AKA the Sysadmin. The keeper of the network, computers – well basically all things technology. The one who is hated for imposing complex passwords and other restrictions, but taken for granted when everything works well. They are the first to be called when “facebuuk.com” reports: “domain does not exist”.

Whether your organization is ready to deploy its first security information and event management (SIEM) solution or you’re looking to upgrade to a modern, next-gen SIEM, the number and types of tools available in the market can be overwhelming. This post will help you choose the right vendor and best SIEM tools for your business needs. SIEM tools have been available for about 15 years, but like most technologies, there has been a great deal of evolution and innovation over that time.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems are essential for protecting IBM AS400 systems in the financial industry. These systems are designed to collect, analyze and correlate log data from various sources, including servers, network devices, and applications, to identify security threats and compliance violations.

According to an analysis realized on millions of comments and posts from technical communities and forums on the internet, these are currently the biggest cybersecurity needs or pain points that are lacking solutions or improvement across organizations: It’s worth noting that the above-mentioned concerns can vary by organization size, industry, and specific use case, but they are the common pain points that are frequently mentioned in the online communities and forums.

Advanced persistent threats (APTs) and targeted attacks are a growing concern for organizations of all sizes. These types of cyber attacks are characterized by their high level of sophistication and the ability to evade traditional security measures. In order to defend against APTs, organizations need to adopt a multi-layered approach that includes implementing security information and event management (SIEM) systems.

XDR (Extended Detection and Response) systems and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems share some similarities, but they are not exactly the same and do not necessarily replace each other. XDR systems are a newer technology that is designed to provide organizations with a more comprehensive view of their security posture by collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, such as endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.

It’s no secret that SOC teams are struggling. The main reason is the sheer volume of data they must collect and analyze to thwart cybercrime. The data sources they need to account for include applications, transactions, IoT devices, mobile devices, and more. And the amount of global information created, replicated, and consumed is projected to increase to more than 180 zettabytes over the next five years, making the data challenge we’re facing even worse.

The need for fast incident response is a given. No industry professional would deny how critical a rapid response is when dealing with a cyber threat and an incident. However, it is equally important to understand that the quickest response is not always the best in cybersecurity. Security operations centers (SOCs) and organizations must factor in other variables, too, when preparing for the inevitable, as recent cyber stats suggest.

Elastic Security 8.6 helps security practitioners investigate and respond to threats quickly at cloud scale with SIEM, cloud security, and endpoint security. This release includes new data source integrations, expanded prebuilt detection content, and improved detection engineering and analyst workflows — bringing efficacy and efficiency to the modern security operations center (SOC).