Graylog Security, SIEM platform that simplifies threat detection, investigation and response operations

Graylog Security, SIEM platform that simplifies threat detection, investigation and response operations

Most IT departments today are facing oppressive reality, on the one hand the number of applications and the volume of data are increasing, and on the other hand, cyber threats have reached record levels. In Europe, between November 2023 and April 2024, more than 2.28 billion records were exfiltrated in 556 incidents that were made public, according to IT Governance Europe. At the same time, the average time to detect data breaches can exceed 200 days, according to several industry studies. In this context, complete visibility over the entire IT infrastructure becomes a critical objective, for which it is necessary to use dedicated tools. For example, a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system helps security teams meet these challenges by simplifying the management of large volumes of data and achieving the objectives of Threat Detection, Investigation and Response (TDIR). Safetech Innovations offers Graylog Security in the local market, a SIEM that simplifies threat detection, investigation and response operations and is very suitable for organizations with limited resources.

What is the role of a SIEM?

A SIEM cybersecurity platform collects, centralizes and correlates large amounts of data from multiple sources (terminal devices, servers, networks, applications, software, cloud workloads, etc.), in real time. At the same time, the SIEM implements security policies, analyzes the data according to them and classifies the events. When one of the rules defined in the SIEM is violated, the platform sends alerts to the security team. The objective of a SIEM is to monitor the entire IT infrastructure, detect anomalies in real time, alert but also keep logs of all security events, in the long term. This last function facilitates reporting and ensures compliance with certain requirements of GDPR, NIS 2, DORA regulations. Event correlation and data analysis features reduce associated manual work and enable rapid threat localization, which helps security teams improve detection and response times (MTTD and MTTR). In addition, all analyses are centralized in a unified dashboard, which further simplifies the work of analysts. Many SIEM platforms also integrate threat intelligence feeds, which allows the detection of new types of attack signatures. Modern SIEM solutions integrate with advanced Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) tools for automating threat response, and UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) for threat detection based on anomalous behavior analysis.

What Graylog Security Offers and How Does It Differentiate

Graylog Security has been designed to optimize the experience of cybersecurity analysts and adapt to each organization’s security objectives, compliance requirements, and risk profile. Conventional SIEMs are often expensive, don’t include advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities, don’t allow for efficient scaling, and have limited capabilities to integrate with new security tools and technologies. Graylog Security, a modern, Software as a Service (SaaS) SIEM solution that can run on-premises or as a cloud service, solves all of these challenges. Graylog Security is differentiated by the following main functions:

• UEBA and advanced anomaly detection engine. The advanced machine learning (ML) engine quickly detects anomalous user and entity behavior, issues alerts, and constantly adapts/self-trains, without the need for manual intervention. UEBA capabilities enable more than 90% reduction in false-positive security alerts.
 
• Efficient integration with pre-existing SOAR platforms in organizations. It allows for the rapid collection of logs and security data, as well as the automatic initiation of workflows based on alerts generated by Graylog Security. Thus, the time to fix (TTR, Time to Fix) is drastically reduced by accelerating the response to security threats.
 
• Automatic collection, normalization, and visualization of logs from network-wide sources. Graylog Security processes large volumes of data quickly, analyzing terabytes in seconds and providing real-time access to the information needed by the security team. Data normalization and enrichment is done through WHOIS, IP geolocation, threat intelligence, and other structured information.
 
• Preconfigured dashboards and alerts in Graylog Illuminate Hub. Graylog Security enables access to integrated, pre-configured cybersecurity content, including search templates, customizable dashboards, related alerts, and dynamic search tables. Users can create and combine multiple searches into a single action to efficiently analyze data, and export results directly to a dashboard for quick information management.
 
• AI-generated investigative reports. The Graylog SIEM automates the creation of incident response reports, thereby reducing investigation time. They are accompanied by AI guidance (interpretation and summarization) and can be delivered by organizations to stakeholders as part of the remediation and recovery process.
 
• High-precision risk scores through Vulnerability Scan Report Ingest. It automatically feeds itself with data about vulnerabilities from apps like Nessus and Microsoft Defender to calculate risk scores.
 
• Efficient data management. Graylog Security is the only SIEM/TDIR platform on the market that integrates data routing, data tiering and archiving facilities in the same product. The platform streamlines data collection, storage, and analysis processes, ensuring that the security team keeps only the truly valuable information without compromising security.