AWS CloudTrail vs. IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AWS CloudTrail
Score 8.8 out of 10
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AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of an AWS account. With CloudTrail, users can log, continuously monitor, and retain account activity related to actions across AWS infrastructure. CloudTrail provides event history of AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS services. This event history simplifies security analysis, resource change tracking,…N/A
IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM X-Force IRIS can be deployed on-site to provide a complete cybersecurity incident response, threat intelligence, and breach remediation platform.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsYou can view, filter, and download the most recent 90 days of your account activity for all management events in supported AWS services free of charge. You can set up a trail that delivers a single copy of management events in each region free of charge. Once a CloudTrail trail is set up, Amazon S3 charges apply based on your usage. You will be charged for any data events or additional copies of management events recorded in that region. In addition, you can choose CloudTrail Insights by enabling Insights events in your trails. CloudTrail Insights analyzes write management events, and you are charged based on the number of events that are analyzed in that region.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Incident Response Platforms
Comparison of Incident Response Platforms features of Product A and Product B
AWS CloudTrail
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Ratings
IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS)
8.5
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Company-wide Incident Reporting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Integration with Other Security Systems00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Attack Chain Visualization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Centralized Dashboard00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Machine Learning to Prevent Incidents00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Live Response for Rapid Remediation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
AWS CloudTrailIBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
AWS CloudTrailIBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS)
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
It is necessary to enable [AWS] Cloudtrail when using AWS in a production environment, otherwise you will not have any idea what is happening within your accounts. Third party monitoring applications will all require [AWS] CloudTrail to be enabled as well. I would not recommend it solely as a monitoring tool, to get the most out of it you must send the logs elsewhere. Either to Cloudwatch logs or a third party product.
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IBM
The application monitors data networks in the organization to generate positive infrastructure for controlling workflows. It enables my team to plan and collaborate from unified data connecting system that provides positive decision-making base. It has basic networking capacity of eliminating bottlenecks that slows workflows. The customer support team provides best technical support and leads for gaining maximum benefits. The cost and licensing terms can favor any business enterprise.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • API Log
  • User activity tracking
  • Real-time alerts
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IBM
  • Immediate recognition of possible conflicting interests within a field of view.
  • Ability to assist users with Research and Development at an extraordinary rate.
  • Real-Time feedback via neural pathways to analyze data and implement independent solutions that are tailored to the specific applications on-site.
  • This entire review was written with the assistance of IRIS technology as a demonstrative of it's very real practical application. This took less than 2 minutes to write using my own hands.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • [In my experience] Cost can easily get out of control with multiple trails on full logging
  • Logs can be difficult to decipher
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IBM
  • Suggestion 1) "RE:View" functionality.
  • Suggestion 2) "ION = EYE-ON" in Language processing.
  • Suggestion 3) Biological GUI+GPU integration.
  • Suggestion 4) Ability to "RE:Quest" IRIS Up-link/Down-link interaction. (Inter-Act w/(EYE-ON))
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
I think in the end, CloudTrail has more features and you can dive deeper inside the logs so it depends on your usage and what you expect in the end to make the right choice, I would say that both tools are really useful and bring a lot of benefits to I.T. companies.
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IBM
Secure work environment with this platform has enhanced effective workflow infrastructure. The cost of deployment and configuration capabilities with other security applications lead to main decision of acquiring this tool. The security control dashboards gives reliable performance reports that leads to quick decision-making when there are malware attacks. It gives lifecycle report for most work processes and threat intelligence information that enables my team to track workloads effectively.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Allows us to investigate any strange api actions
  • Increases security
  • Audit trail of changes made in AWS
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IBM
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ScreenShots

AWS CloudTrail Screenshots

Screenshot of CloudTrail Insights: Identify and respond to unusual operational activity
•Unexpected spikes in resource provisioning
•Bursts of IAM management actions
•Gaps in periodic maintenance activity
•Automatic analysis of API calls and usage patterns
•Alerts when unusual activity is detected