SIEM Automation Real-Time Detection and Response

Security detection and response that is not automated or real-time, is simply not providing protection and is not security at all.

You should already know which SIEM features are most important to improve your security posture. Automation and Real-time Detection and Response are the key for security. Now it’s just a matter of finding which SIEM delivers on all its promises. Odds are, you are not satisfied with your SIEM and perhaps feel you have invested in the wrong solution. Depending on the SIEM vendor, you may even feel trapped, and must continue with the limited options from your current vendor. The good news is, most of the above is not true, and it is not too late to make a change in direction. You do not have to rip and replace what you have today, and you can make good use of your existing tools.

IBM has built their entire suite of award-winning security offerings using open-source standards, with the specific intent to augment, streamline and enhance customer’s existing security tools and infrastructure. For instance, the QRadar SIEM integrates with over 600 products out of the box. In addition, QRadar’s latest XDR Connect feature has advanced automated threat hunting to a whole new level. QRadar XDR Connect can search log sources for indicators of compromise where they sit, whether it be another SIEM, EDR, NDR or any other log source, and then automatically do the investigation to determine if you have been attacked, without ripping and replacing an existing security product. XDR Connect further aligns QRadar with NIST’s 800-207 “Zero Trust” approach, requiring threat management practices to have visibility into every transaction within an organization, which includes monitoring ALL network traffic.

Some other important factors regarding the evolution of QRadar’s award winning, industry leading SIEM capabilities that you might want to know. QRadar utilizes the largest threat intelligence database on earth, consisting of 70 billion events per day, of which its AI, Deep Learning and Cognitive Analysis Engines derive their intelligence to make real-time decisions. QRadar provides complete visibility into every log source, enabling analysts to remain in one security console to investigate every threat, and not waste analysts time triaging false positives. QRadar also eliminates the extensive manual, time-consuming hunting expeditions, as well as eliminating the need for the smartest person on staff to take on every investigation.

These capabilities and features are impressive on their own, and may lead you to switching your SIEM, but it is not necessary. However, it does present a quick and easy way to evaluate QRadar without disrupting your current environment while you decide. As you have discovered already, automation is the only way to affordably keep up with the volume and sophistication of attacks. Adding more and more humans to equation is not an economical solution, and certainly not the most efficient or effective. The right tools do matter and will save you money in more ways than one.

No matter the limitation you are currently facing with your SOC, IBM has a suite of the most advanced security tools on the market, from automated endpoint and network detection and response, to advanced orchestration of compliance tasks. Not one IBM security tool requires another to function correctly and will not only co-exist with what you currently own, it will no doubt enhance your automation and response times. Additionally, IBM security tools are engineered based on combatting threats using MITRE ATT&CK.

Every security vendor can spin how their tools are better than a competitor, but the truth is, most vendors built their tools to work with specific products or will require a lot of time and effort to make disparate tools work in unison. I hope your company takes the time to evaluate each security product you are considering, especially your SIEM. A SIEM serves as the backbone of your SOC, wo be sure to take the time to install the SIEM in your environment and dedicate the time needed to ensure it meets all your expectations and requirements.

Contact us to setup a free trial evaluation of any IBM security solution, whether it be QRadar SEIM, or any of IBM's security tools you may need to improve your SOC and security posture:

SIEM: Security Information and Event Management
QRadar is an advanced SIEM from IBM that includes advanced analytics and correlation engines, over 600 out of the box integrations and over 1200 MITRE ATT&CK use cases that SOC analysts can use to streamline threat detection without having to deal with excessing false positive alarms and complete visibility of entire IT infrastructure from a single pane of glass. QRadar has been the leading SIEM on the market for many years running, winning the most prestigious awards across many categories and from many different industry experts.

SIEM XDR: SIEM Extended Detection and Response
XDR Connect enables organizations to extend QRadar’s automated, AI powered threat detection and alert capabilities to external log sources that reside outside of QRadar, which can include other SIEMs, Cloud applications, NDR, EDR, and any other 3rd party log source for complete visibility and protection. Customers can now leave their data where it resides, without ingesting the logs into the SIEM. XDR Connect has the largest ecosystem of 3rd party tools in the world, making deployment quick and simple. XDR Connect can be deployed on premise, Cloud or Software as a Service.

EDR: Endpoint Detection and Response
ReaQta is IBM’s EDR solution that provides an autonomous, real-time endpoint threat detection, prevention and alerts of malicious activity for both known and unknown threats, which used integrated behavioral analysis and AI engines, so the SOC no longer requires humans to intervene and manually update configurations and alerts to detect or prevent an attack. ReaQta is a best of breed EDR solution that can work in unison with your existing security tools if desired, however based on a MITRE competition conduct for all EDR vendors, ReaQta not only beat all competitors in the obstacle course of real-world attacks with 100% accuracy, but ReaQta was the only EDR solution that did not require any manual configuration changes to detect or block the ransomware threats.

NDR: Network Detection and Response
QRadar NDR is made up of six different modules to gain deep visibility into network data for advanced attack detection and prevention of on premise and cloud assets, including Network Flows, Network Insights, Network Threat Analytics, DNS Analyzer, Network Packet Capture and Incident Forensics. Combined, no threat will go unnoticed by QRadar.

SOAR: Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response
A detailed organizational plan for responding and remediating threats, utilizing a sequence of automated tasks that ensures unification of all team member responsibilities and protocols are correctly prioritized and executed consistently and efficiently, and ensures all tasks completed is well documented for maximum protection and compliance. SOAR streamlines all remediation steps with ready to run out of the box playbooks, that automatically guides security analysts, IT personnel and compliance teams from beginning to end, so all members can act quickly and with confidence without every having to coordinate a meeting.

You should already know which SIEM and other security features are most important and where your SOC is lacking. Now it is just a matter of finding which security vendor product can deliver what they promise. Please contact us for a free non-disruption trial of any IBM Security product and see the difference for yourself.