SIM product, tool and system deployment

Security Schools:Integration of Networking and Security School

Integration of Networking and Security School

SIM product, tool and system deployment

SIM products are useful enterprise security tools, but all too often, users end up with more log files than they know what to do with. Learn how to get only the essential and relevant data from your security information management systems. This lesson reviews the best tools and explains how focused SIM data can help with compliance, access control, and much more.

About the author:
Adrian Lane is a senior security strategist with independent consulting firm, Securosis, LLC.

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  • How to choose the right SIM

    Podcast -  There are dozens of security information management (SIM) tools on the market and they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Choosing the wrong solution, however, is not just an issue of wasting your investment, but also potentially failing to...

  • Quiz: Getting the most out of your SIM deployment

    Quiz -  With this five-question quiz, test your knowledge of Adrian Lane's SIM deployment Security School lesson.

  • Mining enterprise SIM logs for relevant security event data

    Tip -  SIM products can be tremendously useful, but only if they offer information in a clear, concise manner. Given the complex nature of today's enterprise networks and the massive amount of information that SIMs can harvest, too much data can be worse than...