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SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

Score7.9 out of 10

121 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+35%

Deployment flexibility

Ability to tune system to maximize threat detection and minimize false positives

Cat avg: 7.4

+23%

Host and network-based intrusion detection

Ability to detect both endpoint intrusion and network ingress detection

Cat avg: 8.1

+6%

Centralized event and log data collection

Effectiveness of real-time centralized event and log data collection

Cat avg: 8.5

+7%

Custom dashboards and workspaces

dashboards that can be customized to meet the needs of specific groups

Cat avg: 8.4

Worst Performing Features

-5%

Correlation

Correlation of logs and events to pinpoint significant threats

Cat avg: 8.4

-7%

Event and log normalization/management

Ability to normalize event syntax so that logs can be compared and are machine-understandable

Cat avg: 8.6

-2%

Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools

Integration with access control tools like Active Directory and LDAP

Cat avg: 8.2

SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) Features from Reviews

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

8.9+9%
  • Centralized event and log data collection

    Effectiveness of real-time centralized event and log data collection

    Category average: 8.5

  • Correlation

    Correlation of logs and events to pinpoint significant threats

    Category average: 8.4

  • Event and log normalization/management

    Ability to normalize event syntax so that logs can be compared and are machine-understandable

    Category average: 8.6

  • Deployment flexibility

    Ability to tune system to maximize threat detection and minimize false positives

    Category average: 7.4

  • Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools

    Integration with access control tools like Active Directory and LDAP

    Category average: 8.2

  • Custom dashboards and workspaces

    dashboards that can be customized to meet the needs of specific groups

    Category average: 8.4

  • Host and network-based intrusion detection

    Ability to detect both endpoint intrusion and network ingress detection

    Category average: 8.1

SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) Features from the Vendor

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Vendor-reviewed
  • Centralized event and log data collection

    Effectiveness of real-time centralized event and log data collection

  • Correlation

    Correlation of logs and events to pinpoint significant threats

  • Event and log normalization/management

    Ability to normalize event syntax so that logs can be compared and are machine-understandable

  • Deployment flexibility

    Ability to tune system to maximize threat detection and minimize false positives

  • Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools

    Integration with access control tools like Active Directory and LDAP

  • Custom dashboards and workspaces

    dashboards that can be customized to meet the needs of specific groups