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Managed SIEM Service

Learn how a managed SIEM service provides comprehensive threat detection and response capabilities to help organisations to protect their assets and data from cyber threats.

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In today’s digital age, cybersecurity threats are an ever-present and ever-evolving reality for businesses of all sizes.  

With the frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks increasing exponentially each year, organisations need to have an effective cybersecurity solution to protect their valuable assets and data.  

Managed SIEM is one such solution that can help businesses detect and respond to cyber threats in real-time.  

Managed SIEM services offer an advanced level of real-time threat monitoring which has become an essential layer of defence in the face of these cyberattacks.  

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What is managed SIEM?

Managed SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), also known as SIEM-as-a-Service or a SIEM service, combines security event management and security information management.  

Managed SIEM provides a comprehensive and proactive approach to cybersecurity, helping businesses to monitor, detect, and respond to security threats in real-time.  

The SIEM service works by collecting and analysing log data generated by a wide range of devices, including network appliances, servers, and endpoints.  

By analysing this data in real-time, it’s possible to identify potential security threats and take appropriate action to mitigate them. 

 

SIEM services provide a set of integrated log management and monitoring tools that help organisations detect targeted attacks and data breaches

SIEM services aggregate and log event information from devices, infrastructure, systems, and applications to detect suspicious activity inside networks.

By analysing this aggregated data, anomalous behaviour can be identified, and an alert generated for investigation.  

SIEM services have evolved over the years, from simple log monitoring, to now include a wider range of features.

 

In its simplest form, a SIEM service works via a pre-programmed set of rules.  

Events can be raised depending on what is considered as ‘normal’ behaviour within a certain business.  

For example, a multinational retailer will regularly communicate with devices in multiple regions, whereas it’s unlikely that local government would.

An effective SIEM must be programmed to recognise anomaly behaviours and raise alerts accordingly. 

With its ability to provide real-time monitoring and analysis, managed SIEM is a vital element in a company’s overall cybersecurity strategy. 

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How managed SIEM works

Managed SIEM is a powerful cyber security solution that provides a comprehensive and proactive approach to cyber security. But how does SIEM work, and how does it detect and respond to potential security threats? 

Managed SIEM works by leveraging a combination of advanced technology and human expertise.  

Data gathered from across the network is analysed by a team of security experts or SOC (Security Operations Centre) analysts, who use advanced tools and techniques, including machine learning algorithms, to identify patterns and anomalies that could indicate suspicious activity. 

Managed SIEM services are designed to work in real-time, meaning that potential threats are detected, alerted, and responded to before the threat can become a breach.  

Once a potential threat has been identified, the SIEM service generates an alert, and the security team of SOC analysts take appropriate action to investigate and respond to the incident.  

This could involve isolating the affected system or blocking IP addresses, or any other measures to mitigate the impact of the attack. 

To achieve its goal, managed SIEM integrates with a wide range of event log and threat intelligence sources.  

Managed SIEM combines the event monitoring, correlation, and notification capabilities of security event management (SEM) with the analysis, retention, and reporting functions of security information management (SIM). 

Managed SIEM can also help to achieve the cybersecurity monitoring capabilities needed to support compliance with data regulations and standards, including GDPR, NIS (Network and Information Systems) Directive, and PCI DSS. 

What are the benefits of managed SIEM?

Why you need managed SIEM

Managed SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) offers a range of benefits to businesses of all sizes.  

From real-time threat detection to improved incident response and access to advanced security tools, a managed SIEM service can help businesses to stay ahead of the evolving cyber threat landscape and protect their valuable data and assets. 

Here are some of the key advantages of using a managed SIEM service:

Managed SIEM services provide businesses with real-time security monitoring, allowing them to detect and respond to potential threats before they can cause significant damage.

This can help businesses to maintain a stronger security posture and protect their data and assets from cyber attacks.  

A managed SIEM service helps businesses to respond to security incidents more effectively. By having a team of security analysts available to investigate and respond to potential threats in real-time, businesses can mitigate the impact of an attack and minimise downtime. 

Managed SIEM providers use industry-leading tools and technologies to monitor and analyse security events. This means businesses can benefit from the latest advancements in cybersecurity, without the need to invest in these tools and technologies themselves. 

Managed SIEM providers offer access to advanced technologies and tools that would otherwise be expensive or difficult to implement in-house. This includes machine learning algorithms, threat intelligence feeds, and other security tools that can help to identify and respond to security threats more effectively. 

Managed SIEM services are typically provided by MSSPs (Managed Security Service Providers), who have extensive expertise in cybersecurity. By utilising a Managed SIEM service, businesses can benefit from the knowledge and experience of these security experts, without the need to hire and train their own cybersecurity team. 

The incident response expertise from SOC (Security Operations Centre) analysts and engineers, combined with their proficiency in using a variety of advanced SIEM tools and technologies, enables them to effectively identify and respond to both current and emerging security threats. 

SOC security experts will analyse and prioritise alarms and alerts generated by the SIEM platform, communicating only those that require your attention, depending on the severity. This enables your in-house team to focus on the day-to-day IT and Security activities and other business growth projects.  

Managed SIEM solutions can be deployed quickly and easily, without the need for extensive configuration or customisation.

This means businesses can start benefiting from enhanced security monitoring in a matter of weeks, rather than months, without having the burden of in-house tool management.  

Implementing an in-house SIEM service can be costly, requiring significant investment in hardware, software, and human resources.

Managed SIEM services eliminate the need for this initial investment, allowing businesses to benefit from advanced security monitoring without the need for significant upfront costs.  

Managed SIEM services can be a cost-effective solution for businesses that don’t have the resources or expertise to manage their own security infrastructure.

By outsourcing their security needs to an expert managed SIEM provider, businesses can reduce the costs associated with hiring and training in-house security personnel and maintaining their own security infrastructure. 

A managed SIEM solution can help businesses to achieve compliance with various regulatory requirements or security standards, such as ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Managed SIEM systems provide the necessary tools and reporting capabilities to demonstrate compliance with these regulations. 

Managed SIEM services offer 24/7 security monitoring, which means that businesses can rest assured that their network is being monitored around the clock for potential security threats.

With an increase in out of hours attacks in recent years, this is especially pertinent in keeping organisations safe from cyberattacks. This also provides businesses with peace of mind and enables them to focus on their core business activities. 

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Features of managed SIEM

What does a fully managed SIEM as a Service include?

Round-the-clock monitoring of your IT infrastructure

Event Management

Managed SIEM solutions provide real-time event management, allowing businesses to monitor security events in real-time and respond quickly to potential threats

Round-the-clock monitoring of your IT infrastructure

Threat Detection

Managed SIEM systems will also use advanced technology and algorithms to detect potential security threats, allowing businesses to take proactive steps to mitigate these threats.

Round-the-clock monitoring of your IT infrastructure

Incident Response

In the event of a security incident, managed SIEM providers offer incident response services, helping businesses to investigate and respond to the incident in a timely and effective manner.

Round-the-clock monitoring of your IT infrastructure

Log Data

Managed SIEM services collect and analyse log data generated by a wide range of devices, including network appliances, servers, and endpoints, to identify potential security threats.

Round-the-clock monitoring of your IT infrastructure

Security Operations

Managed SIEM providers offer ongoing security operations, including vulnerability management, patch management, and security policy management.

Round-the-clock monitoring of your IT infrastructure

Security Experts

Managed SIEM providers typically employ a team of security experts, including security analysts and engineers, who are trained to monitor and respond to potential security threats.

Why choose a managed SIEM service?

Round-the-clock monitoring and threat detection

Managed SIEM solutions provide a comprehensive and proactive approach to cyber security, ensuring that potential threats are detected and addressed as soon as possible.

Access to advanced tools and technologies

Managed SIEM providers have the resources and expertise to invest in cutting-edge technologies and the latest threat intelligence, ensuring that your organisation is always protected against the latest threats.

Reduced workload for your in-house security team

By outsourcing your cybersecurity monitoring and management to a third-party provider, your team can focus on other important aspects of security management, such as policy development and incident response planning.

Cost-effectiveness

Outsourcing your cyber security monitoring and management to a third-party provider can provide access to advanced technologies and expertise at a fraction of the cost of building and maintaining an in-house security operation.

Improving compliance with data regulations and standards

With the increasing number of data regulations, such as GDPR and PCI DSS, a managed SIEM solution can provide the necessary monitoring capabilities to meet regulatory requirements.

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Outsourcing you Managed SIEM

While there are three approaches to incorporating a SIEM into a business, build, buy or outsource, outsourcing your SIEM requirements will offer the lowest total cost of ownership and provide the best ROI. 

Outsourcing your managed SIEM – or outsourced SOC – is an affordable retainer-based option, with no large upfront CAPEX costs, access to experienced staff all year round, and deployment and reconfigurations managed by a trusted third party.  

 

How to choose the best managed SIEM service

Choosing the best managed SIEM service for your organisation can be a challenging task, especially when there are so many vendors and service providers in the market.  

There are some key factors to consider when making your decision, to ensure that you select the right solution for your business: 

DigitalXRAID’s managed SIEM service

DigitalXRAID is a leading provider of managed SIEM services that offers a multi-layered threat protection solution to its clients.  

DigitalXRAID’s managed SIEM is engineered with innovation at its core to meet the security challenges of tomorrow.  

With an agnostic approach to tools and technology, it provides a feature-rich ‘Next-Gen’ managed SIEM with industry leading, government-grade intelligent cyber protection tools and technology, designed to meet your needs, not push one software solution. 

One of the key advantages of DigitalXRAID’s managed SIEM services is the UK-based security operations centre (SOC) team of analysts, engineers and incident responders that are responsible for the deployment, configuration, and ongoing monitoring of the SIEM service.  

The experienced team of security analysts become an extension of your team, proactively looking for malicious activity in their network and taking full ownership of the SIEM service. You can trust the deployment and reconfigurations of your service to the experts.  

DigitalXRAID is committed to helping clients achieve their security objectives and protect their organisation from cyber threats. 

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Threat Intelligence

The Hive: Threat Intelligence

DigitalXRAID’s Threat Intelligence draws from the most comprehensive picture of the current state of cybersecurity.  

DigitalXRAID’s SOC analysts and CTI specialists are fed data from the entire internet, every day, to map out adversaries and their infrastructure. This gives the SOC team greater visibility into the hidden sites where cybercriminals instigate their attacks and enhances proactive threat protection. 

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Flexible Pricing Options

No hidden costs. Transparent future pricing

To provide flexibility for our customers, our pricing structure is offered across three solution types: Essentials, Core, and Proactive SOC.  

These offerings allow customers to choose the correct solution that meets their specific needs and budget, rather than being forced into a one-size-fits-all solution. 

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Bespoke Customer Service

Big Enough to Deliver, Small Enough to Care

We understand that no two customers are the same. Your reputation is DigitalXRAID’s reputation.  

We deliver a bespoke proactive SOC solution tailored to your specific needs. We’re not trying to push a one size fits all technical partner solution.   

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Tailored offerings

Flexibility & Customer First

All the development of your SOC, including use cases and tuning, becomes your intellectual property. We do not hold customers to ransom or compel them to stay with us due to the complexity of leaving.  

Our customers stay with us because we deliver exceptional customer service, provide bespoke offerings tailored to their requirements, continuously improve the service, and offer use case development and threat intelligence.  

Our goal is to be an extension of your team. 

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Managed SIEM FAQs

The SIEM acronym stands for Security Information and Event Management. It is a type of security solution that provides real-time monitoring, analysis, and correlation of security events and alerts generated from various sources within an organisation’s IT infrastructure.

The main goal of SIEM is to help security teams detect and respond to security incidents more effectively by providing centralised visibility and control over their security posture. 

Managed SIEM providers offer a range of other cyber security services, including Security Operations Centre (SOC) services – or SOC as a Servicepenetration testing services, and compliance management, to help businesses maintain a strong security posture.  

It’s not really a case of managed SIEM vs SOC, as SIEM is an essential part of a Security Operations Centre tooling set.  

A Security Operations Center (SOC) is a centralised team responsible for detecting, investigating, and responding to security incidents across an organisation’s networks, systems, and applications. In contrast, a Managed SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) service is a security solution that collects and analyses security data from various sources, including logs and alerts, to detect potential security threats. 

While a Managed SOC service is typically staffed by security analysts and engineers who use various security tools, including a SIEM service, to investigate and respond to incidents, a Managed SIEM service provider often operates a SOC on behalf of their clients. Managed SIEM service providers deploy, configure, and manage their clients’ SIEM services and provide security expertise to help detect and respond to security threats. 

EDR and SIEM are two types of cybersecurity solutions that serve different purposes. 

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions are focused on endpoint security, specifically the detection and response to potential threats on individual endpoints, such as laptops, desktops, and servers. EDR solutions use advanced algorithms and machine learning to monitor and analyse endpoint activity, and they can quickly detect and respond to potential threats. EDR solutions are typically designed to identify and remediate specific types of threats, such as malware or ransomware attacks, and are best suited for organisations with a large number of endpoints. 

On the other hand, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) services are designed to collect and analyse security-related data from across an organisation’s IT infrastructure, including endpoints, network devices, and servers. SIEM services use log data to identify potential threats, and they provide a central location for storing and analysing this data. SIEM services are typically used to detect and investigate security incidents, and they are best suited for organisations with a complex IT environment. 

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) refers to a set of cybersecurity services that aim to provide continuous monitoring, threat detection, and response to advanced cyber attacks and other security incidents.

MDR services typically leverage advanced technologies such as AI (Artificial Intelligence), machine learning, and behavioural analytics to detect anomalous activity and suspicious behaviour across an organisation’s IT infrastructure, endpoints, and networks.

MDR providers also offer incident response capabilities, enabling organisations to quickly contain and remediate security incidents to minimise damage and downtime. MDR services are typically offered as a subscription-based model, with the MDR provider acting as an extension of the organisation’s security team. 

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Security Information and Event Management (Managed SIEM) are both cybersecurity services that help organisations improve their threat detection and response capabilities.  

However, there are some key differences between the two: 

Scope: Managed SIEM primarily focuses on log and event management, while MDR is more comprehensive and includes endpoint detection and response, network traffic analysis, and threat intelligence. 

Proactivity: Managed SIEM is largely reactive, meaning it detects threats based on pre-defined rules and alerts. In contrast, MDR is proactive and leverages advanced threat hunting techniques to detect threats that may evade traditional security measures. 

Expertise: Managed SIEM typically requires a higher level of expertise on the part of the customer, who must manage the SIEM infrastructure and tune the alerting rules. MDR, on the other hand, is a more hands-off approach that leverages the expertise of the MDR provider to detect and respond to threats. 

In general, MDR is considered to be a more comprehensive and proactive approach to threat detection and response, while Managed SIEM is a more reactive and focused service that requires more customer involvement. 

The advantages of managed SIEM services include: 

  • Access to the latest SIEM technology and security professionals 
  • 24/7 monitoring and management of security alerts 
  • Proactive threat hunting 
  • Access to a wider variety of threat intelligence 
  • Native integration with cloud and other modern infrastructures 
  • Affordable retainer-based service with no large upfront fees 
  • Deployment and reconfigurations managed by a trusted third party 
  • No hardware appliances or support contracts to manage 
  • Immediate access to updates as and when they’re produced – often at no extra cost 

A Managed SIEM service can detect a wide range of security threats, including malware, viruses, ransomware, phishing attacks, insider threats, data breaches, unauthorised access attempts, network intrusion attempts, and suspicious activity on endpoints or in the network.

By monitoring and analysing security event logs and alerts from various sources, including network devices, servers, and endpoints, a Managed SIEM service can provide comprehensive threat detection and response capabilities to help organisations protect their assets and data from cyber threats. 

SIEM can integrate with a wide variety of tools, including network devices such as firewalls and routers, endpoint protection platforms (EPP), antivirus and anti-malware software, intrusion detection systems (IDS), vulnerability scanners, threat intelligence feeds, and many others.

These integrations allow SIEM to collect and correlate data from multiple sources, providing a comprehensive view of an organisation‘s security posture and allowing security teams to quickly detect and respond to potential threats. 

Managed SIEM is a service typically offered by Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) that provide various cyber security services, such as threat intelligence, incident response, and compliance management. These providers possess a considerable level of expertise in cybersecurity and can offer access to advanced tools and technologies.

On the other hand, in-house SIEM services may not be as effective as managed SIEM services since they may lack access to advanced technology and expertise. The basic managed SIEM providers host the SIEM tool, coordinate the collection of security and event logs, and report on the results. However, MSSPs offer an expanded suite of services that may include analysing log data, investigating security threats, and providing anti-malware software and vulnerability scanning.

When deciding between contracting with a managed SIEM provider or MSSP, it’s essential to assess their service offerings to ensure you receive value-for-money and security coverage that complements your existing SecOps team’s capabilities. SIEM-as-a-Service, on the other hand, is a collection of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tools that use real-time correlation and data log analysis to provide a centralised solution for automating security log information and threat detection. 

Any organisation that wants to ensure the security of its network and sensitive data can benefit from a managed SIEM service. This includes businesses of all sizes, government agencies, and non-profit organisations.

Organisations that are subject to compliance regulations, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GDPR, may find that a managed SIEM service is essential to meeting their compliance requirements. In addition, organisations that lack the resources or expertise to manage their own SIEM solution in-house may benefit from the services of a managed SIEM provider. Overall, any organisation that values the security of its network and data can benefit from a managed SIEM service. 

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