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Thank goodness for AlienVault USM
September 26, 2019

Thank goodness for AlienVault USM

Mark Taghap | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

USM Appliance (On-Premises)

Overall Satisfaction with AlienVault USM

We have deployed AlienVault USM throughout the entire organization. The IT department is responsible for monitoring and making necessary configurations. This has immensely improved our visibility in regards to the daily activities of all networks and devices. It has recognized anomalies and notifies my IT department.
  • Centralization of data logs makes it easier to analyze the many application logs throughout our organization. (ie. Windows logs, PLC logs, Antivirus logs, Exchange server logs, etc).
  • Easy maneuvering with AlienVault pages as well as easy to bookmark alerts.
  • Creating SOC on a budget especially with a smaller IT dept.
  • Incident response.
  • Threat detection.
  • Compliance management.
  • AlientVault OTX is a user community that is very helpful especially when you are curious about the alerts or to help mitigate issues that arise.
  • I would like more detailed ways to mitigate issues.
AlienVault USM is the only Siem that I've worked with. During the Siem discovery, we looked at LogRythm, but it cost too much and had the same features.
AlienVault is perfect for all organizations, especially for smaller-staffed IT departments. The installation was relatively easy, especially with AlienVault's vendor partners. We did not need to integrate and monitor multiple point solutions b/c AlienVault does the automatically. Just make sure you test the data flow for PLC devices as it may disrupt the flow of data on these types of devices.