An affordable SIEM that doesn’t need a rocket science degree to operate.
December 28, 2019
An affordable SIEM that doesn’t need a rocket science degree to operate.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Security Event Manager
We are using the Security Event Manager to keep track of a number of things.
Configuration changes for our Core network And campus devices which include nexus and Cisco iOS routers, switches and firewalls. We use it as a way to audit admin login failures. Our Device Syslog is sent to it. We use it to keep analyze network traffic when troubleshooting.
- It does a great job of notifying us when accounts have been locked out. We can then find out the device on the network where the login attempt occurred.
- Searching for incidents is now a lot faster with the implementation of the HTML 5 interface.
- Some aspects have not been fully integrated into HTML 5. Those are still a bit slow to access.
- Need an easier way to upgrade the software. SSH to the console and running the commands to connect to the TFTP server is archaic. Needs an “update” button.
- It saves a lot of time when we had issues trying to figure out where the user account lockout was coming from.
- With it being an affordable SIEM, we are able to have the ability to do the actions associated with a SIEM and the advantages of not “breaking the bank account”.
The SEM is a whole lot easier to install and maintain than Cisco Firepower. It is also less expensive which is a big plus. There are places where Cisco Firepower is needed but for a company of our size, the SolarWinds Security Event Manager hits the sweet spot for us.
Do you think SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)'s feature set?
Yes
Did SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) again?
Yes