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SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
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What is SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)?
SolarWinds LEM is security information and event management (SIEM) software.
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- Centralized event and log data collection (17)8.585%
- Deployment flexibility (17)7.979%
- Event and log normalization/management (17)7.373%
- Custom dashboards and workspaces (16)4.949%
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What is SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)?
SolarWinds Security Event Manager (previously know as Log & Event Manager) is presented by the vendor as a powerful and award-winning SIEM. It is an on-prem deployed tool that collects, consolidates, and analyzes logs and events from firewalls, IDS/IPS devices
and applications, switches, routers, servers, operating system logs, and other applications.
The main applications are threat detection, automated incident analysis and response, and compliance reporting for IT infrastructure.
The main applications are threat detection, automated incident analysis and response, and compliance reporting for IT infrastructure.
SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) 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
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SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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SolarWinds LEM is security information and event management (SIEM) software.
Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform, and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer are common alternatives for SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM).
Reviewers rate Host and network-based intrusion detection highest, with a score of 10.
The most common users of SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Easy Configuration Process: Many users have expressed their positive experiences with the configuration process of SolarWinds, noting that it is easy and straightforward. This indicates that the product provides a user-friendly interface for making necessary adjustments, making it convenient for users to set up and customize according to their needs.
Excellent Customer Support: Several reviewers have praised the expertise and effectiveness of SolarWinds' customer support team in resolving issues. They have found the assistance provided by the support team to be valuable in addressing any concerns or difficulties they encountered while using the product.
Efficient Log Collection and Normalization: Users appreciate the centralized log collection and normalization feature offered by SolarWinds. This functionality streamlines the monitoring and analysis process by efficiently collecting logs from various sources and normalizing them into a consistent format. This allows for easier management and analysis of log data, saving users time and effort.
Confusing User Interface: Users have expressed dissatisfaction with the confusing user interface of SolarWinds SEM, which has made tasks difficult to accomplish. Many reviewers have specifically mentioned that they struggled to navigate and understand the UI.
Limited Reporting Capabilities: Users have found the reporting capabilities of SEM to be limited and not intuitive. They have suggested the need for a better report generation tool that offers more flexibility and customization options.
Poor Integration with Other Products: Several users desired better integration between SEM and other products in the SolarWinds line, such as NPM. They mentioned difficulties in achieving seamless integration, which hindered their ability to effectively manage their network infrastructure.
Users have provided several recommendations based on their experiences with SolarWinds Security Event Manager. The three most common recommendations are:
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It is important to have a detailed plan before deploying the tool. This will help meet expectations and ensure effective usage.
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Users highly recommend SolarWinds Security Event Manager as a reliable security solution. It provides comprehensive log monitoring and is particularly useful for tracking equipment, communication lines, and backup programming.
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Before making a decision, users suggest evaluating whether SolarWinds Security Event Manager meets the specific requirements of your company. Consider factors such as company size, data protection needs, scalability, user intuitiveness, ease of installation, and cost-effectiveness.
It's worth noting that while some users find the software easy to use and understand, others mention concerns about its pricing and suggest exploring alternative options like PRTG or OpManager.
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March 29, 2022
SEM - Powerful and Affordable
We use SEM as our primary logging solution for all network infrastructure devices (switches, routers, WLCs, etc). The software allows us to track changes, identify issues, and it helps us stay compliant with insurance requirements. Particularly useful is the ability to send e-mail notifications when a critical event has occurred.
- Logging network devices and servers
- Searching Historical Events
- Notifications and custom rules
- Sometimes get duplicate log entries for the same event
- There is a moderate learning curve for setup and maintenance
March 28, 2022
SolarWinds SEM is easy to setup and (mostly) manageable
Score 8 out of 10
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We use it as an internal SIEM tool and we also train others how to use it.
- Process Syslog/trap and event messages
- Provides an easily understood dashboard
- easily processes events from agent and non-agent devices
- Reporting uses Crystal Reports which is very limited and not intuitive
- Process for building custom filters needs more in-context help tools
July 26, 2021
Great for Continental Enterprises
SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) was included in the short list of SIEM solutions for our SOC solution. SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) dashboard was comprehensive and the UI was intuitive and easy to customize. The 'out-of-the-box setup was easy and hit the floor running with minimal configuration when paired with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor or Server and Application Monitor.
- SOC Dashboard
- Compliance Reporting
- Node Health
- User Logon Events Dashboard
- Poor Performance for 10,000+ elements
- Poor Performance for real-time dashboard when over 10K nodes
- Poor database performance for extra large global enterprise
December 11, 2020
SEM: great software if you're already invested in SolarWinds
SolarWinds SEM is currently being used to aggregate all our event logs for our secure on-premises systems into one place for auditing and security purposes. It allows for easier review of security logs and allows for alerting to be created for certain events avoiding a regular manual review of these events.
- Allows alerts to be generated
- Slots into pre-existing Orion system
- Easy to set up and configure
- Online documentation for setup was not great and at points misleading.
December 09, 2020
SolarWinds Security Event Manager Review
SolarWinds Security Event Manager is utilized by the Information Technology department. Individuals on multiple IT teams have email alerts set up to notify them about events that require action. Additionally, the Security Event Manager is also utilized when there is a need to look at the logs to identify the root cause of a problem. For example, user account lockouts at a time the user wasn't in the office. It addresses multiple business problems by letting us know when something requires our attention.
- Easy to utilize--the rules are straightforward and pre-configured. You just have to customize them to fit your environment.
- Great customer service, which is incredibly useful when you want help with better utilizing the SEM.
- Easy and clear filters when looking for specific information without your environment.
- The SEM can be rather slow--an increase in CPU and RAM appeared to fix this problem fairly easily though.
- The SEM has lately required reboots for us fairly often. This is something we are currently working with support to resolve.
- The SEM could release additional graphic options to help better display data to management.
November 11, 2020
SolaWinds SEM--Worth every penny!
SolarWinds Security Event Manager is used to collect, review, and analyze system logs from servers, workstations, and network devices. Used by one department, it solves the problem of having to go through long log files trying to find and make sense of an event. It also helps with reporting for compliance purposes.
- Graphs showing important events
- First-time setup and addition of new devices is easy and organized
- Performance is excellent
- Reporting could allow for more customization
- Better integration with other products of SolarWinds line
- More alert options
October 23, 2020
SEM review of a SolarWinds fanboy at heart
We are currently using it within our Operations team to monitor events and alert others of security events and anomalies that it detects. I would like to recommend this product to any business needing to increase their security posture and get better alerts and more reliable data to look at to assist with the root cause and security monitoring.
- Automated threat detection
- Log collection
- Live filtering
- Custom rules
- Alerting can be confusing to configure
- The dashboards and widgets look a little old as with all SolarWinds products
- The initial setup can take a lot of time
October 13, 2020
SolarWinds Security Event Manager Review
We have a deployment of SolarWinds SEM that monitors our Windows and Linux servers currently for login attempts across the whole organization. This allows us to see any possible vulnerabilities in real-time.
- It is flexible with a variety of system connectors.
- Setup is easy.
- Monitoring log size and system resources is simple.
- It is a robust product so, not clear out of the box exactly what it can do.
- Agent installs can sometimes need manual removal.
- If you're running an older version of SEM, migrating clients to a new install isn't clear-cut.
October 02, 2020
Very good product, easy to install!
We are using SEM to get all logs from any devices to get an overview on what's going on the network. Also, this tool alerts us of suspicious activities.
- Ease of use.
- Good integration with others products.
- Default detection rules.
- Filter easy to understand.
- Better report generation tool could be made (last version is better, but still room for amelioration).
- Mobile app would be very useful (not web, real app).
August 17, 2020
Solarwinds working for you again!
It is being used across our Presort division. It allows us to monitor daily issues and hiccups so that we can address them from anywhere in the country. With it, I'm able to track my local facility while still traveling to the other facilities in the country. It is a lifesaver when I need to be flexible and have the ability to travel or even stay home.
- Centralized log collection and normalization.
- Automated threat detection and response.
- Integrated compliance reporting tools.
- Auto report sending alerting.
February 16, 2016
LEMme tell you about Solarwinds LEM!
We use Solarwinds Log and Event Manager (LEM) as our SIEM to correlate all of our various log data coming from servers, network equipment and security appliances to create meaningful alerts and, in some cases, automatically take action. LEM gives important insight for our IT staff into the activity the occurs on our network. It can be used for troubleshooting communication issues, quickly identifying policies that are blocking legitimate traffic, or to identify anomalies in network traffic that need to be investigated. It also sends email notifications when certain events are detected, allowing us to have eyes on even when we are away.
- Incredibly easy to set up. It was deployed and had log sources pointed to it and performing basic correlations within a day.
- Auto-response. The automated responses that are available after deploying the agent give you incredible control to respond to events on your network.
- User-friendly interface. Some SIEMs can be daunting to learn how to use and get acclimated to, but LEM has an intuitive layout and is very easy to pick up and use.
- No custom parser. Inevitably, there will be a product on your network that Solarwinds LEM won't know how to parse. Other SIEM solutions I've used leverage custom parsers for this reason. LEM does not have support for creating custom parsers, so unknown log formats remain unparsed.
- Sometimes too basic. LEM is an excellent tool for performing basic correlations in a small to mid-size environment. If you try to get too advanced with the correlations you are trying to perform, you may get frustrated with the lack of functionality due to the way that LEM parses data.