{"id":652,"date":"2022-12-22T11:40:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T11:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/?p=652"},"modified":"2024-07-10T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:03:41","slug":"which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is The Most important Factor When Selecting a SIEM Solution?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cyber threats have become increasingly frequent and dangerous over time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securitymagazine.com\/articles\/98810-global-cyberattacks-increased-38-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">In fact, in 2022, attacks worldwide rose by 28% compared to 2021<\/a>. Data breaches can be very costly for businesses. By 2025, it is predicted that cybercrime will cost companies around the world $10.5 trillion per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with an appropriate and right Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution, organizations can detect cyberattacks in real time or even before they occur and minimize potential threats. This blog will explore the importance and functions of a SIEM solution, as well as how to choose the ideal one for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor: pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#What_is_SIEM\" title=\"What is SIEM?\">What is SIEM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#Why_Invest_in_SIEM\" title=\"Why Invest in SIEM?\">Why Invest in SIEM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#Next-Gen_SIEM_Capabilities\" title=\"Next-Gen SIEM Capabilities\">Next-Gen SIEM Capabilities<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#1_Log_Collection_and_Processing\" title=\"1. Log Collection and Processing\">1. Log Collection and Processing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#2_Searching_and_Reporting\" title=\"2. Searching and Reporting\">2. Searching and Reporting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#3_Real-Time_Monitoring_and_Advanced_Threat_Identification\" title=\"3. Real-Time Monitoring and Advanced Threat Identification\">3. Real-Time Monitoring and Advanced Threat Identification<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#4_End-To-End_Incident_Management\" title=\"4. End-To-End Incident Management\">4. End-To-End Incident Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#5_Threat_Intelligence\" title=\"5. Threat Intelligence\">5. Threat Intelligence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#6_User_and_Entity_Behavior_Analytics_UEBA\" title=\"6. User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)\">6. User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#SIEM_requirements_10_Factors_to_consider_while_choosing_an_effective_solution_to_meet_your_specific_needs\" title=\"SIEM requirements: 10 Factors to consider while choosing an effective solution to meet your specific needs\">SIEM requirements: 10 Factors to consider while choosing an effective solution to meet your specific needs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#1_Correlating_Security_Incidents\" title=\"1. Correlating Security Incidents\">1. Correlating Security Incidents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#2_Forensic_Capabilities\" title=\"2. Forensic Capabilities\">2. Forensic Capabilities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#3_Reporting\" title=\"3. Reporting\">3. Reporting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#4_Ability_of_Ingestions_and_Process_Network_Logs\" title=\"4. Ability of Ingestions and Process Network Logs\">4. Ability of Ingestions and Process Network Logs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#5_Maintaining_Time_for_Doing_Work\" title=\"5. Maintaining Time for Doing Work\">5. Maintaining Time for Doing Work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#6_Easy_Deployment\" title=\"6. Easy Deployment\">6. Easy Deployment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#7_Managing_Logs\" title=\"7. Managing Logs\">7. Managing Logs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#8_Analytics_Capabilities\" title=\"8. Analytics Capabilities\">8. Analytics Capabilities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#9_Access_the_current_data_security_program\" title=\"9. Access the current data security program\">9. Access the current data security program<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#10_Long_term_event_storage_compliance\" title=\"10. Long term event storage &amp; compliance\">10. Long term event storage &amp; compliance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/which-is-the-most-important-factor-when-selecting-a-siem-solution\/#Choosing_NewEvol_Next_Generation_SIEM_Solutions\" title=\"Choosing NewEvol Next Generation SIEM Solutions\">Choosing NewEvol Next Generation SIEM Solutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_SIEM\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#065c62\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What is SIEM?<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we begin, we must know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/what-is-siem\/\">what SIEM is<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIEM stands for Security Information and Event Management. It is a software program that gathers and examines data from various sources throughout your IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It gathers data security information from servers, network devices, domain controllers, and other data sources. To find trends, identify potential security threats, and allow businesses to look into them. It stores, normalizes, aggregates, and applies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/analytics\/what-is-cybersecurity-analytics\/\">analytics<\/a> to that data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Invest_in_SIEM\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#065c62\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Why Invest in SIEM?<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It plays a crucial role in supporting the security operations center!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations should invest in an efficient SIEM because it provides a comprehensive view and eases managing security posture by prioritizing the security warnings the software creates and sifting enormous volumes of security data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations can identify incidents that might otherwise go unnoticed thanks to robust SIEM software. Furthermore, it plays a crucial role in helping a business determine the type of attack and how it will affect the operation. By automatically generating reports that incorporate all the security incidents that have been recorded across multiple sources, it can also assist a business in complying with regulatory security requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By allowing the company&#8217;s security team to discover the path an attack takes across the network, identify the compromised sources, and provide the automated tools to block the attacks in progress. In addition, it also improves incident management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next-Gen_SIEM_Capabilities\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#065c62\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Next-Gen SIEM Capabilities<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/next-gen-siem-capabilities-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"A series of steps, each of them representing Next-gen SIEM capabilities\" class=\"wp-image-1408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/next-gen-siem-capabilities-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/next-gen-siem-capabilities-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/next-gen-siem-capabilities-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/next-gen-siem-capabilities.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s go through its functions and capabilities in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Log_Collection_and_Processing\"><\/span>1. <strong>Log Collection and Processing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The proper configuration of log sources is essential. Your security team must confirm that their SIEM system is processing and archiving log data as planned after setup. It parses and normalizes log data as it enters in real time, preparing it for insightful security analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The capacity to seamlessly absorb any log data format is a feature of reasonable platforms. Log data continues to be aggregated as it becomes up and running. Good platforms enable log preservation with effective encryption methods and a fair compression ratio. This aids in the safe data protection of compressed log data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Searching_and_Reporting\"><\/span>2. <strong>Searching and Reporting<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To attain the highest level of security feasible, organizations must use both reactive and proactive security measures. Advanced analytics and threat intelligence capabilities are examples of proactive measures. On the other side, the reactive defense of an organization is built around searching and reporting capabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shortest amount of time should be required by an organization to identify a security event. SIEM tools with their built-in analytical and correlation capabilities that enable it to identify attack patterns quickly, assets affected, and possible effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations are now required to report and record security incident mitigation. With thorough reports and data visualizations, it enables simple investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Real-Time_Monitoring_and_Advanced_Threat_Identification\"><\/span>3. <strong>Real-Time Monitoring and Advanced Threat Identification<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Security teams can analyze and respond to real time and historical security incidents. As SIEM tool rely on security events response systems, correlation engines, and analytical techniques. It comes with predefined rules to detect already known indicators of compromise (IOCs) and their behavior. As you become familiar with security incidents, you can fine-tune alert regulations to minimize the probability of false positives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event correlation supports real-time monitoring by establishing a relation between discrete anomalies. It needs contextual information about an organization\u2019s IT infrastructures, such as devices, users, applications, and other systems. Threat intelligence feeds and access privileges information further enhance the accuracy of event correlation. Analytical features include a graphical user interface for accessing dashboards and reports, along with the ability to trigger alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_End-To-End_Incident_Management\"><\/span>4. <strong>End-To-End Incident Management<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One aspect of incident management is the detection of security incidents. The steps in the incident management process are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognizing a security incident <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examining the discovered event <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Checking to see if it&#8217;s a false positive <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choosing an individual or group of individuals to be in charge of solving the problem <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking action to lessen the incident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your security staff will be assisted in managing incidents, from detection to mitigation. Workflows for incident response can also be automated by your team using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newevol.io\/resources\/blog\/siem\/newevol-next-gen-siem-solutions\/\">next-generation SIEM<\/a> solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Threat_Intelligence\"><\/span>5. <strong>Threat Intelligence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Threat intelligence (TI) feeds give your company knowledge about dangerous attack routes that could target your systems. Given that TI provides data from trustworthy sources, SIEM systems, with the help of Data logging, can now detect security issues that an organization was unaware of. In a perfect world, this tool would be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support TI feeds from both open-source and for-profit service providers <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use TI feeds for security threat detection and event correlation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable an Organization to Add Custom\/In-House Threat Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_User_and_Entity_Behavior_Analytics_UEBA\"><\/span>6. <strong>User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UEBA establishes a baseline of consistent activity within an organization&#8217;s network architecture. It detects deviations from baseline activities and highlights them for examination after receiving enough data. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/User_behavior_analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">UEBA<\/a> assists a company&#8217;s proactive strategy by foreseeing potential assaults. To establish a baseline for user activity over time, UEBA employs machine learning algorithms. Depending on their behavior, some SIEM solutions assign a risk score to each user on your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SIEM_requirements_10_Factors_to_consider_while_choosing_an_effective_solution_to_meet_your_specific_needs\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#065c62\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>SIEM requirements: 10 Factors to consider while choosing an effective solution to meet your specific needs<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Investing in the best SIEM solution is very important. Companies may learn about assaults and risks in real time and attempt to prepare for them with the finest SIEM vendor. Moreover, it gets simpler to respond to any possible threats, enhancing Cyber resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Choosing the right SIEM, below we are providing essential considerations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Correlating_Security_Incidents\"><\/span>1. <strong>Correlating Security Incidents<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To function with all the provided equations, the SIEM Solution must be able to recognize associated incidents. For example, if a brute force attack is attempted, it can assist by identifying the logs and producing reports on the incident chain. This thus aids in the creation of strong notifications, helping businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Forensic_Capabilities\"><\/span>2. <strong>Forensic Capabilities<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Forensic reports greatly aid the resolution of all breaches. Otherwise, none of the occurrences will be able to help with the incident; the SIEM system must have security integration. One factor that requires close consideration is forensics. When necessary, it must be capable of acting quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Reporting\"><\/span>3. <strong>Reporting<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For all enterprises, having 24\/7 monitoring with tailored reporting is beneficial. It can take a long time to generate every report manually; hence automation is always better. In each situation involving a security breach, reports must be created automatically. Several supporting data include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Service usage <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network traffic <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time series reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Ability_of_Ingestions_and_Process_Network_Logs\"><\/span>4. <strong>Ability of Ingestions and Process Network Logs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every network recording generates a large number of reports each day, making it challenging to keep track of them all. Any SIEM solution can potentially be retrofitted using new connectors and fresh data, but even that process is quite pricey. Therefore, it must be able to ingest and process log data independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Maintaining_Time_for_Doing_Work\"><\/span>5. <strong>Maintaining Time for Doing Work<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to advancement is ensuring your server restarts promptly if any incident causes it to go down. The company&#8217;s reputation suffers more damage the longer it takes to establish. The most excellent way to combat attacks is to find current solutions. As a result, your IT team needs to be fully informed of any recent developments in this industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Easy_Deployment\"><\/span>6. <strong>Easy Deployment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the assistance of all other organizational departments, SIEM can function successfully. All other parties should cooperate in the deployment process. Intracompany support is made simpler by an easy deployment process. Making better use of resources makes it simpler for the business to select the ideal SIEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Managing_Logs\"><\/span>7. <strong>Managing Logs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When selecting SIEM, remember that it is preferred for managing logs from many sources and keeping them in one location. According to the needs of the security team and how they are operating, it needs upkeep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Analytics_Capabilities\"><\/span>8. <strong>Analytics Capabilities<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Right AI and tags get applied to all log generations. 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