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AlienVault USM

Overview

What is AlienVault USM?

AlienVault® Unified Security Management® (USM) delivers threat detection, incident response, and compliance management in one unified platform. It is designed to combine all the essential security capabilities needed for effective security monitoring across cloud and on-premises environments, including SIEM, intrusion detection, vulnerability management, as…

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Users have found AlienVault USM to be a valuable SIEM solution for centralizing and searching log data from a large number of network …
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MSSP Review

8 out of 10
October 04, 2021
AlienVault offers a different experience as opposed to other SIEM tools where it can be set up and configured properly in a shorter amount …
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Popular Features

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  • Centralized event and log data collection (8)
    8.5
    85%
  • Correlation (8)
    8.5
    85%
  • Event and log normalization/management (8)
    8.0
    80%
  • Custom dashboards and workspaces (8)
    7.0
    70%

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Pricing

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Essentials

$1,075

Cloud
per month

Standard

$1,695

Cloud
per month

Premium

$2,595

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Security Information and Event Management is a category of security software that allows security analysts to look at a more comprehensive view of security logs and events than would be possible by looking at the log files of individual, point security tools

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Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is AlienVault USM?

AlienVault® Unified Security Management® (USM) delivers threat detection, incident response, and compliance management in one unified platform. It is designed to combine all the essential security capabilities needed for effective security monitoring across cloud and on-premises environments, including SIEM, intrusion detection, vulnerability management, as well as continuous threat intelligence updates. The vendor states that even for resource-limited IT security teams, AlienVault USM can be affordable, fast to deploy, and easy to use. It eliminates the need to deploy, integrate, and maintain multiple point solutions in the data center.

Smart, automated data collection & analysis: USM Anywhere automatically collects and analyzes data across the attack surface, helping to quickly gain centralized security visibility without the complexity of multiple disparate security technologies.

Automated threat detection powered by AT&T Alien Labs: With threat intelligence provided by AT&T Alien Labs, USM Anywhere is updated automatically to stay on top of evolving and emerging threats, so the security team can focus on responding to alerts.

Incident response orchestration with AlienApps: USM Anywhere supports a growing ecosystem of AlienApps, enabling the user to orchestrate and automate actions towards other security technologies, able to respond to incidents quickly and easily.

AlienVault USM Features

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Features

  • Supported: Centralized event and log data collection
  • Supported: Correlation
  • Supported: Event and log normalization/management
  • Supported: Deployment flexibility
  • Supported: Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools
  • Supported: Custom dashboards and workspaces
  • Supported: Host and network-based intrusion detection

Additional Features

  • Supported: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange

AlienVault USM Screenshots

Screenshot of USM Anywhere NIDS Dashboard

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AlienVault USM Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal

Frequently Asked Questions

Splunk Cloud and Fortinet on IBM Cloud are common alternatives for AlienVault USM.

Reviewers rate Deployment flexibility highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of AlienVault USM are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users have found AlienVault USM to be a valuable SIEM solution for centralizing and searching log data from a large number of network attached devices. This platform is being used for various use cases such as vulnerability management, scanning, malware detection, and monitoring malicious network traffic. It is considered a good SIEM solution for organizations new to security operational logging or those with a smaller staff and budget. The product has been praised for its integrated feature sets, including HIDS, NIDS, FIM, and security alerting capabilities. The inclusion of features like vulnerability scanning and file integrity monitoring has extended its value for organizations in the early stages of cybersecurity program development. Many users have experienced real-time alerts, enabling them to respond to security incidents and compromised passwords more quickly. Furthermore, AlienVault is used for a range of functions such as SIEM, vulnerability scanning, asset discovery, and investigations. It provides organizations with a centralized log collection site, allowing them to monitor and address new problems more effectively. The platform has been effective in helping organizations meet regulatory compliance requirements and improve SOC operations. Additionally, AlienVault is used to analyze network traffic, Windows Event Logs, and other security events, helping organizations improve network security and protect their customers. It solves security challenges related to device and software visibility, monitoring for anomalous events, and ensuring patch management. Users appreciate the simplicity of deployment and the robustness of the interface. The support team is highly responsive and knowledgeable.

AlienVault USM Anywhere is used by organizations to easily identify security incidents happening across their infrastructure and comply with PCI-DSS compliance requirements. MSSPs utilize AlienVault USM Anywhere to provide their customers with best-in-class threat monitoring and response services. It is also used to monitor cloud environments, scanning and alerting for any known vulnerabilities or activity on servers. AlienVault helps organizations with auditing purposes by monitoring cloud permissions and changes to security. Additionally, it is deployed to customers for monitoring and is used by NSOCs to monitor their networks. AlienVault has been implemented across organizations, covering server assets and providing granular logging on systems and networks. It helps in raising alarms/alerts and mitigating network-related activities. AlienVault collects and alerts on network and system activity across the entire organization, making it easy to filter for important data. The product centralizes log data and helps perform vulnerability analysis and threat detection. It assists in security patching and monitoring within AWS environments. Users appreciate the ease of use and configuration of the cloud-based panel. AlienVault is implemented and managed for clients as a recommended SIEM solution, collecting and normalizing logs from various data sources. It is used throughout organizations to gain insight into network and server events, manage and correlate logs, and recognize anomalous activity. Users have been able to set up alerts for specific events and policies, effectively managing systems and alerts in place, monitoring multiple client environments, and identifying issues that clients may have missed.

AlienVault USM Anywhere is praised for its cost-effectiveness compared to other SIEM solutions on the market. Users appreciate its threat intelligence capabilities, ease of use, user-friendly interface, and simplicity of deployment. The built-in correlation rules require minimal setup and provide high-quality results. Asset management and scanning features help users stay on top of monitoring assets, including dynamic and static asset lists. The integration of OTX into USM Anywhere allows for up-to-date threat intelligence and pulse subscriptions.

The software plays a crucial role in monitoring and alerting when anomalies occur, aiding in threat detection, compliance management, log collection, and vulnerability scanning. It helps organizations stay up to speed on new vulnerabilities and supports agile business initiatives by aiding analysts in identifying cyber threats and providing access to threat cross-referencing data. AlienVault USM Anywhere is deployed to monitor AWS cloud environments, attain compliance, identify threats, and facilitate auditing of non-emergency configuration changes and vulnerability monitoring.

Overall, AlienVault USM Anywhere provides centralized security monitoring, incident response capabilities, compliance reporting features, vulnerability assessment tools, real-time SIEM functionality, as well as asset discovery and user activity monitoring capabilities. It has been widely adopted across various industries for enhancing security posture and gaining comprehensive visibility into network activities.

Based on user recommendations, AlienVault USM receives the following common recommendations:

  1. AlienVault USM is recommended for cost-conscious companies and small to medium businesses due to its affordability and effectiveness. Users find it to be a great tool for analyzing and reacting to threats, offering excellent value for the price.

  2. Users suggest exploring alternative SIEM choices and discussing functionality and configuration requirements. Logrhythm is mentioned as a possible alternate SIEM choice, especially for high-end functionality needs. It is advised to compare features and select the SIEM system that offers the best cost for desired features.

  3. To maximize the experience with AlienVault USM, users recommend taking advantage of training opportunities provided by AlienVault. Joining official training sessions allows users to learn best practices from other users and gain comprehensive knowledge of the product. Users also recommend utilizing forums, support, webinars, and videos offered by AlienVault to enhance understanding and achieve optimal results.

Overall, AlienVault USM is regarded as a cost-effective solution suitable for organizations with data privacy and security priorities. The product's flexibility, community-created intelligence, and continual improvement are also highlighted by users. While some mention areas for improvement, such as support stability and module quality, the general consensus is that AlienVault USM delivers reliable security enhancements and cost savings.

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
USM being used for our whole organization. It is deployed via sensor on various regions to capture in/out data for monitoring potential risk. We use USM as a centered logger and analysis system also collecting data from firewall/VPN, Office365, Crowstrike and others. It's convenient to integrate various plugins for gathering data/alert from different clouds/platforms. The whole system setup is pretty straightforward and not difficult to use
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AlienVault USM is being used by the IT department for its vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and event correlation. It's a fairly new product for us and we're still getting acclimated to it but so far it's been very useful in giving us greater visibility into our environment.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use AlienVault USM internally to view what kind of security events are going on in our PCI/DSS infrastructure. Additionally, we have an MSSP that has access to AlienVault to keep an eye on things for us after hours. As a merchant, having real-time updates to what is going on in our infrastructure is crucial.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organisation did not previously use a SIEM product. What we wanted was a service that provided current information on threats in the context of our environment, and produced a sensible and manageable level of alerts without needing a lot of tuning - to increase security visibility without overburdening a small operations team.
Clint Siebert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently it's only being used by the IT department to identify suspicious network activity, which we did not monitor prior to implementing AlienVault. One day after implementing AlienVault, we were notified of a bitcoin miner on our FTP site. Sure enough, when I logged into that machine and ran a malware scan, it picked up a Bitcoin Miner.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AlienVault USM is being used in a phased approach to build an internal SoC function. We initially used it to collect server and device logs centrally for retention. This was then expanded to allow for security alerting and threat intelligence. Through the use of the platform we are able to prove our security processes and working practices are effective in mitigating company risk. Additionally, this solution is making up part of our ongoing accreditation for Cyber Essential Plus by enabling us to evidence good practice with regards to security and compliance.
David Green | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We are 200 employees strong and have presence in 5 states. We utilize AlienVault (AV) across our entire MPLS network. It addresses the issue of visibility of our servers and workstations to analyze potential threats and less common issues with auditing we wouldn’t otherwise catch but can cause major issues if not resolved.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AlienVault USM is used primarily by our network engineering staff in our infrastructure department. The application is used for log collection from VMware, Active Directory, Microsoft applications such as MS Exchange 2010/2016, and some of our specialized insurance applications. We also use it for NIDS and Palo Alto firewall log collection. Vulnerability scanning helps us to identify possible security issues on our systems for which we can then patch and upgrade accordingly. We generate quarterly security reports for management staff to review as well.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We use AlienVault to monitor client networks for security alerts and relay that to the client in an informed way due to the vast amount of information gathered by AlienVault. We deploy an AIO to a client and that feeds to our fed server to get all alarms centralised to one place for analysis by our SOC.
Tyler Michels | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is currently being used across our corporate environment to help monitor our firewalls that process all associate traffic, active directory, O365, etc. This product has helped us to gain more visibility into the traffic that is being sent across our network and help identify threats quicker. Currently, the Security department is in charge of all that is AlienVault, and have given read access to a few neighborliness departments.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use AlienVault USM to monitor and secure our AWS, Azure, and Office 365 environments. The primary use of the product is to maintain PCI compliance. The various PCI reports save a significant amount of time each year during our security audits. We use it to collect logs from Windows, Linux, and cloud environments into one convenient location.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ailienvault USM was used by our law firm to monitor for security threats, vulnerabilities and reconnaissance. We wanted to legally protect ourselves by employing security products that were robust enough to withstand a legal challenge in the event we were compromised and AlienVault USM fit those requirements.
Jonathan Bourgeois | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I love that it integrates with everything and at different levels. I wish ISO27k was implemented as PCI-DSS for the "Compliance-scoped assets", but so far I love the product. It's the best of both worlds - having opensource stuff as well as support.
February 09, 2019

Down, Dirty, And Honest.

Jasmine Martinez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AlienVault is currently being used first and foremost to monitor vulnerabilities and audit assets/events received from within our network.

As the Chief AlienVault engineer within the company the product has had its ups and downs, And requires a good amount of knowledge with regards to Linux, and the many smaller components which make AlienVault what it is (e.g. rabbitmq, MySQL, openvas, ossec, NAGIOS, Ansible, NMAP, etc. etc.). To really get any worth beyond what AlienVault provides "out of the box", And you may find your head against a wall occasionally with support as they may be slightly inexperienced in some regards (but this can be said about any product if you support it long enough).

With that said, It excels in every single possible task you may throw at it as a security appliance, There really isn't much else like this SIEM that gives you a nice top-down view of what's going on within your network. Very good value if you're just using something simple like this for basic necessities such as raw log management, and event escalation.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are currently using AlienVault USM Anywhere to collect logging data from all major applications used by the institution, especially G Suite. We are using it to get a better understanding of what is happening in our environment from a security standpoint. The best part for our institution is that all data is kept in a central location off-site.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
AlienVault USM Anywhere is one of the best tools I have experienced because it is not only SIEM but also it gives us other functionality as well, like asset discovery, vulnerability assessment, and file integrity etc. So we are using it for Network infrastructure monitoring as well as for vulnerability assessment too. It is a pane of glass tool and it is used by the SOC department.
Allan Jacks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AlienVault USM is used as the Central Alert, notification and was implemented within a short time frame to fulfill audit purposes. It was relatively easy to setup and implement, and has been a great addition to our suite of tools.
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