Security Information and Event Management
/ˌsiː-ˌaɪ-ˌiː-ˈɛm/
n. “The central nervous system for cybersecurity monitoring.”
SIEM, short for Security Information and Event Management, is a cybersecurity solution that collects, aggregates, analyzes, and correlates log and event data from various sources across an organization’s IT infrastructure. It provides real-time monitoring, alerts, and reporting to detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents.
Key characteristics of SIEM include: