IBM Security QRadar and FortiXDR compete in the security information and event management space. IBM Security QRadar has the upper hand due to its extensive application ecosystem and integrations.
Features: IBM Security QRadar offers advanced log management, SIEM capabilities, and scalability for complex security monitoring. It can extract information from various log sources, including custom applications. FortiXDR provides robust cross-platform capabilities integrating seamlessly with Fortinet's suite, which includes firewall, email, and endpoint protection.
Room for Improvement: QRadar could benefit from enhancements in incident management, better graphing for anomaly detection, improved Java version handling, and broader API support. FortiXDR needs improvements in compatibility with non-Fortinet platforms and a more intuitive user experience on Linux systems.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM QRadar is widely deployable across on-premises, private, public, and hybrid clouds, supported by IBM's global network. Customer service quality varies, with some users experiencing delays. FortiXDR, available on public and hybrid clouds, generally offers responsive and knowledgeable technical support, but could improve accessibility.
Pricing and ROI: IBM QRadar, although expensive, offers flexible pricing models based on events per second, making it cost-effective for large enterprises with justified ROI. FortiXDR is competitively priced, providing reasonable ROI for enterprise-level requirements.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| IBM Security QRadar | 3.2% |
| FortiXDR | 1.3% |
| Other | 95.5% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 91 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 39 |
| Large Enterprise | 105 |
XDR Defined and Explained
Extended detection and response (XDR) is a natural extension of the endpoint detection and response (EDR) concept, in which behaviors that occur after threat prevention controls act are further inspected for potentially malicious, suspicious, or risky activity that warrant mitigation. The difference is simply the location (endpoint or beyond) where the behaviors occur.
IBM Security QRadar (recently acquired by Palo Alto Networks) is a security and analytics platform designed to defend against threats and scale security operations. This is done through integrated visibility, investigation, detection, and response. QRadar empowers security groups with actionable insights into high-priority threats by providing visibility into enterprise security data. Through centralized visibility, security teams and analysts can determine their security stance, which areas pose a potential threat, and which areas are critical. This will help streamline workflows by eliminating the need to pivot between tools.
IBM Security QRadar is built to address a wide range of security issues and can be easily scaled with minimal customization effort required. As data is ingested, QRadar administers automated, real-time security intelligence to swiftly and precisely discover and prioritize threats. The platform will issue alerts with actionable, rich context into developing threats. Security teams and analysts can then rapidly respond to minimize the attackers' strike. The solution will provide a complete view of activity in both cloud-based and on-premise environments as a large amount of data is ingested throughout the enterprise. Additionally, QRadar’s anomaly detection intelligence enables security teams to identify any user behavior changes that could be indicators of potential threats.
IBM QRadar Log Manager
To better help organizations protect themselves against potential security threats, attacks, and breaches, IBM QRadar Log Manager gathers, analyzes, preserves, and reports on security log events using QRadar Sense Analytics. All operating systems and applications, servers, devices, and applications are converted into searchable and actionable intelligent data. QRadar Log Manager then helps organizations meet compliance reporting and monitoring requirements, which can be further upgraded to QRadar SIEM for a more superior level of threat protection.
Some of QRadar Log Manager’s key features include:
Reviews from Real Users
IBM Security QRadar is a solution of choice among users because it provides a complete solution for security teams by integrating network analysis, log management, user behavior analytics, threat intelligence, and AI-powered investigations into a single solution. Users particularly like having a single window into their network and its ability to be used for larger enterprises.
Simon T., a cyber security services operations manager at an aerospace/defense firm, notes, "The most valuable thing about QRadar is that you have a single window into your network, SIEM, network flows, and risk management of your assets. If you use Splunk, for instance, then you still need a full packet capture solution, whereas the full packet capture solution is integrated within QRadar. Its application ecosystem makes it very powerful in terms of doing analysis."
A management executive at a security firm says, "What we like about QRadar and the models that IBM has, is it can go from a small-to-medium enterprise to a larger organization, and it gives you the same value."
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