A Study on Capabilities and functionalities of Security Information and Event Management systems(SIEM)

Abstract

Security Management is the important issue in the IT Industry. IT industries is in need of a tool which can help in managing the information and events and increase the grade of security. Security information and event management (SIEM) offers a new approach to security management by providing a holistic view of the business information technology security. SIEM tools can be reviewed on the basis its critical capabilities as for any product. This paper discusses about some of the important capabilities for any SIEM product, also few current vendors for SIEM tool are evaluated in terms of those critical capabilities of SIEM.