Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

As budget cycles increasingly force teams to tighten their belts, proving the value of vital technology is key. It’s not enough to showcase how the security operations center (SOC) is improving security posture and defending against threats, you also need to highlight how this boosts ROI. As highlighted in an IDC webinar and white paper, organizations using Sumo Logic have experienced an exceptional return on investment and a rapid payback period.

Are your legacy technologies slowing down your security operations? You’re not alone. Seventy percent of critical incidents take over 12 hours to resolve. Legacy SIEMs burden security teams with endless manual processes and agonizingly slow search speeds, delaying investigation and response while increasing the risk of a breach. The future of security requires next-gen SIEM technology built for scale and speed, powered by automation and AI.

Elastic has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide SIEM for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment. Elastic Security modernizes threat detection, investigation, and response with AI-driven security analytics — the future of SIEM. It is the tool of choice for SOC teams because it eliminates blind spots, boosts practitioner productivity, and accelerates SecOps workflows.

Cyberattacks by hacking groups using ransomware and other tactics dominate the headlines, but the risks posed by individuals within an organization can be just as, if not more, damaging. CISA defines an insider threat as the possibility that authorized personnel will use their access, either intentionally or unintentionally, to harm an organization’s mission, resources, information, systems, or other assets.

The 2024 recognition momentum for Splunk continues! Splunk is ranked #1 for the fourth year in a row in the IDC Worldwide Security Information and Event Management Market Shares, 2023: The Leaders in SIEM City (doc # US52525024, September 2024) report. Splunk has also been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49029922, September 2024).

Implementing a security incident and event management (SIEM) system can be complex and often requires considerable expertise. Teams need to configure a variety of data sources and ensure their SIEM can scale with growing data volumes. In addition, users need time to learn the system, which can delay value realization. And SIEMs also need continuous maintenance to ensure threat intelligence, detection rules, and integrations are up to date.

You wouldn’t drive a car that hasn’t been serviced in a decade. So why are you still trusting a legacy SIEM solution? The world of cybersecurity is in a constant state of flux, and your security information and event management (SIEM) needs to keep up. If you’re not regularly reassessing it, you might as well roll out the red carpet for hackers. Let’s discuss when and why you should seriously consider giving your SIEM a much-needed check-up.

Let’s talk about a less discussed but critical aspect of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – data management. While the primary goals of SIEM include threat detection, regulatory compliance, and swift response, the backbone of these systems is log message ingestion and storage. The amount of machine data generated from various systems, applications, and security tools is staggering. Storing and processing this data can be costly and inefficient.

Our world is more digitally connected than ever, including the critical infrastructure systems we rely on: power grids, water treatment plants, transportation networks, communication systems, emergency services, and hospitals. A successful attack on critical infrastructure can have dire consequences, ranging from widespread power outages and contaminated water supplies to economic downturns and societal disruption. Some of those consequences have come to fruition in recent years.