Security is a key element required by any enterprise technology for ensuring business success and growth as well as trust in their buyers. But where to start in setting up a security posture in your SAP environment? As a security specialist, you know your customers are usually only a click away from your services and products. Your clients might only notice technical deficiencies and will not get into detail about the security aspects of all the systems you use.

It has been off to the races for the Sumo Logic and AWS teams since the general availability of the Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM powered by AWS solution on June 1, 2021. We are excited for the overwhelming response from customers from across all segments, industries and geographies.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a combination of Security Information Management (SIM) and Security Event Management (SEM). A SIEM solution provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by applications and networks. SIM is the collection, monitoring and analysis of security-related data such as log files into a central repository for trend analysis.

Today, we’re excited to announce that ManageEngine has been recognized in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for security information and event management (SIEM) for the fifth consecutive time. We are thrilled to be awarded this recognition yet again for our contribution to the world of cybersecurity. “Most enterprises were not prepared for the widespread changes in work environments following the COVID-19 pandemic.

A cybercrime organization with Russian origins called REvil claims to have infected 1 million systems across 17 countries. It is now demanding $ 70 million in bitcoins in exchange for a “universal decryptor” that will return users’ access. Hackers targeted the US IT company Kaseya, and then used that company’s software to infiltrate the victims’ systems, using a zero-day vulnerability.

In my previous post, I discussed cloud-computing security challenges identified in our new report, Beyond Cloud Adoption: How to Embrace the Cloud for Security and Business Benefits. Based on a survey conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), the report found that while cloud computing does initially introduce security challenges and increased complexity, it’s worth it in the end. That said, CISOs need to strategically invest time and resources to achieve better security outcomes.

On July 3, 2021, Kaseya reported1 a potential attack against its Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA) that apparently had been limited to a small number of on-premises customers. Kaseya recommended an immediate shutdown of the VSA server until further notice. The small number of affected customers grew to thousands in just a few hours.

The Sumo Logic team is excited to announce that it has been named a Visionary in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Security Information Event Management (SIEM). We believe our placement in the Visionary quadrant reflects the value and success our customers have realized by using our cloud-native security platform and the innovative ways in which it solves SIEM and modern security operations use cases.

We’re excited to share that Elastic Security has been recognized in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). Elastic Security is the latest Elastic solution to be recognized in a 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant report, following the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Insight Engines and 2021 Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring.

Splunk was named a Leader for the eighth consecutive time this week in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)*. In our opinion, this recognition marks one of the longest running recognitions in the history of the SIEM market. The recognition comes on the heels of Splunk also being ranked No.