Why is SIEM important?

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) have long held the promise of dealing with the millions of alerts generated in a typical security environment. But collecting and storing alerts is just the first step. Deciphering which events are high priority versus simply “noise” is the ongoing challenge. And as alert volume increases, the challenge only gets worse. For many organizations, the cry for help is long overdue.

It gives a bird’s eye view of the security status in the organization and can quickly zoom in to mitigate attacks.

In case of a cybersecurity incident, advanced SIEM incidents can quickly enable new policies on firewalls / gateways to stop the attack and even capture “packets of interest” to assist in forensics.