How to use SIEM to Gain Visibility and Control Over Your Network?

Table of Content 

1. Introduction
2. How to use SIEM to gain visibility & control over your network?
3. Conclusion 

Introduction 

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems are an essential tool for gaining visibility and control over your network. These systems provide real-time visibility into the activities happening on a network, allowing you to identify potential threats and take action before they can cause do significant damage. By using SIEM to its full potential, you can improve the security of your network and protect your organization against cyber attacks.

How to Use SIEM to Gain Visibility & Control Over Network?

1. Appropriate System Configuration with SIEM 
   One of the key ways to use SIEM to gain visibility and control over your network is to make sure it is properly configured. This means setting up the system to collect data from all relevant sources on your network, including servers, workstations, and other devices. It is also important to configure the system to alert you in the appropriate way when a potential threat is detected. For example, you may want to set up email alerts for certain types of events, and SMS alerts for more urgent threats.
2. Reviewing Security Policies 
   Another way to use SIEM to gain visibility and control over your network is to regularly review and update your security policies. This ensures that your system is looking for the most relevant threats and that it is properly configured to alert you when a potential threat is detected. This is especially important as the threat landscape constantly evolves, and what was considered a low-level threat yesterday may be a major concern today. In addition to regularly reviewing and updating your security policies, it is also important to regularly review and update the system's configuration. This includes making sure that all data sources are still being monitored, and that the system is properly configured to alert you when a potential threat is detected. This is especially important if you have made any changes to your network, such as adding new servers or devices.
3. Real-Time Monitoring of User Activity 
   Another way to use SIEM to gain visibility and control over your network is to use it to monitor user activity. By analyzing user behaviour, SIEM systems can identify potential threats and alert you to take action. For example, if a user's account suddenly starts sending out large amounts of data, a SIEM system might flag this as suspicious and alert you to take action. This type of monitoring can help you identify potential threats before they can do significant damage.
4. Leveraging AI & ML for Threat Detection & Threat Hunting 
   Leveraging the AI & ML capabilities, the SIEM threat hunting and threat detection capabilities can be enhanced. The integration of advanced technology and behaviour analytics helps in identifying abnormal user behavior and also in detecting compromised user credentials, systems and devices. Further, using contextualized and correlated threat intelligence with network traffic allows accurate and quick threat detection. 
   
   

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Conclusion 

Overall, using SIEM to its full potential can help you gain visibility and control over your network. By properly configuring the system, regularly reviewing and updating your security policies, and monitoring user activity, you can improve the security of your network and protect your organization against cyber attacks. DNIF HYPERCLOUD is a modern cloud-native SIEM solution offering a combined SIEM + UEBA + Automation capabilities that meet most of the security and compliance requirements of an organization.  Request for Demo and see how our cloud-native SIEM solution can best fit your security needs and ensure smooth and systematic business operations and processes.