’S Path to the Top of Log Management Platforms

SIEM tools began as two separate entities: Security Information Management and Security Event Management. These two systems were merged together to make log analyses easier and more simple.  Now, the other areas being combined with security information and event management is GRC.

GRC is the umbrella term covering an organization’s approach to governance, risk management and compliance. Because these concerns, much like the security concerns are closely related to each other, they are being aligned to some extent in order to avoid conflicts, wasteful business overlaps and gaps in coverage.

Most people in the industry expect further consolidation as more vendors try to pull three prongs of SIEM, GRC and security infrastructure together.”

Info-Tech Research Group Member Jessica Ireland stated that over the past few years “The (security event and security management ) products keep getting better. We are seeing a lot of fluid and intuitive interfaces which make SIEM easier for clients to use.”

One of the great things Jessica Ireland mentions about SIEM tools is the “replay” function that makes interface extremely simple. This enables the administrator to develop a new policy for times when specific events or incidents occur.

Recently, SIEM platforms have evolved even more to collect data and information about users’ behaviors and data access. Now, they can collect data from hundreds of different sources such as hardware devices, virtual machines and applications. Examples of these sources are Microsoft Exchange and Oracle Databases.

With all of these great new SIEM technology offerings, it is becoming easier and easier to improve business productivity with log data analyses.

When you stop to think about it, it is incredible the way technology has advanced over the past few years. As a business owner, it is crucial to take advantage of valuable products like SIEM tools and Log Analytical Software.