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Splunk Enterprise SecurityMicrosoft SentinelIBM Security QRadarSecuronix Next-Gen SIEMMicrosoft 365 DefenderLogRhythm SIEMDevoElastic Security
Popular Comparisons The varied prebuilt feature is the most valuable because it ensures that we have complete coverage over all of the key questions.
Splunk allows us to customize processing and dashboards, which helps us take care of our customers' needs.
Popular Comparisons Microsoft Sentinel provides the capability to integrate different log sources. On top of having several data connectors in place, you can also do integration with a threat intelligence platform to enhance and enrich the data that's available. You can collect as many logs and build all the use cases.
Popular Comparisons The playbook engine is flexible and allows for the graphical visualization of processes, enabling the implementation of dynamic playbooks for incident response or testing.
Popular Comparisons The UEBA functionality indicates a lot about behaviors that are not found through a traditional SIEM. We have exploited that more than anything since we started using it.
Popular Comparisons For me, the advanced hunting capabilities have been really great. It allowed querying the dataset with their own language, which is KQL or Kusto Query Language. That has allowed me to get much more insight into the events that have occurred. The whole power of 365 Defender is that you can get the whole story. It allows you to query an email-based activity and then correlate it with an endpoint-based activity.
Popular Comparisons I would rate the product a ten out of ten. The solution is very user-friendly and straightforward. The tool's report customization is interesting.
Our clients enjoy having one dashboard to monitor their environments in real time.
Popular Comparisons The alerting is much better than I anticipated. We don't get as many alerts as I thought we would, but that nobody's fault, it's just the way it is.
The most useful feature for us, because of some of the issues we had previously, was the simplicity of log integrations. It's much easier with this platform to integrate log sources that might not have standard logging and things like that.
Popular Comparisons Elastic Security is a highly flexible platform that can be implemented anywhere.
I like that it's a SIEM platform. I like that I can sell Elastic Security quickly. Elastic Security has a large community that can support users.
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Tips for choosing the right SIEM solution
As with any enterprise tech solution, it’s important to spend time doing your research and POC, so that you know that you’re spending on the right product. We sifted through some of our users’ answers to summarize some of the best tips.
- Define your goal
Before starting to evaluate solutions, It’s important to define what you want to accomplish with a SIEM. Marty Baron says, “Every SIEM has different strengths and weaknesses so you need to know what is most important to you in terms of goals, so you don’t waste time looking at something that can’t do the thing you need it to do.”
- Limit your options
As one of your users says, “Review a finite number of products, otherwise you’ll never finish”. Although it’s important to spend time doing due diligence, you need to get to the point of implementation. If you have too many options, it will take too long to make a decision. Users suggest making a shortlist of options that meet your technical requirements, speak to your goal, and match your budget
- Create a framework for your POC
Once you’ve narrowed down your options, it’s time to trial the shortlisted products. Users recommend putting a framework in place to guide the POC. This way, you can evaluate your options systematically.
One user, DAX Paulino, suggests “creat[ing] a checklist of features that you need, from the basic (i.e. interactive dashboards, ease of integration, Threat Intelligence), to the more advanced (i.e. Automated response, Behavior Analytics, etc.). Give each item on your checklist a score so that you can weigh in on each item as a measure of your decision. Don’t forget to factor in usability and support.”
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