Dell SecureWorks' Topical Info Center on SIM

Application event log management: The final frontier?News - @26777 This Q&A is part of SearchSecurity.com's Integration of Networking and Security School lesson, Application and network log management program planning. For more learning resources, visit either the lesson page or the Integration of Networking and Security School main page.

Log aggregation seems so "turn of the century:" everyone is already doing it, so why should companies spend time and resources addressing it now? The answer is because they probably have a huge blind spot: Most applications don't log well.

In this interview, SecurityCurve's Diana Kelley discusses application event log management with James McGovern, enterprise architect and cecurity thought leader for a Fortune 500 enterprise headquartered in Connecticut. McGovern explains why he believes application logging is the "final frontier."
A new awareness for SIMsNews - Experts say the use of security information and event management systems can not only give organizations overall visibility into their network security and improve their incident response, but also meet compliance demands.

Security Event Management from searchSecurity.com

SIEM vs. DAM technology: Enterprise DAM implementation best practices

Answer -Mike Cobb analyzes the differences between a SIEM and DAM implementation and how to successfully configure an enterprise DAM.
TIBCO to acquire SIEM vendor LogLogic

News -TIBCO, an integration software company with little security experience, will purchase one of the few remaining viable standalone SIEM vendors. Terms were not disclosed.
Security information management systems aspire to real-time security

News -Today’s security information management systems (SIM) are excellent forensics tools, but they haven’t yet achieved status as effective real-time security tools.

Intrusion detection and prevention: IDS/IPS security guide

Tutorial -This guide is a compilation of SearchSecurity.com's best resources on intrusion detection and prevention. It covers not only the basics of what they are and how they work, but also discusses several other important areas of IDS and IPS security, including IDS/IPS tools, such as Snort, implementation and deployment and wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS).
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guide -In this mini learning guide, which is a part of the SearchSecurity.com IDS/IPS Security Guide, security managers and staff will learn more about wireless intrusion detection systems and WLAN security, including how to use a WIPS to monitor wireless traffic to prevent attacks and detect malicious access, as well as best practices on setting up and managing a WIPS.
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guide -In this mini learning guide, which is a part of the SearchSecurity.com IDS/IPS Security Guide, security pros will learn more about IPS/IDS best practices for deployment and implementation in the enterprise.

Intrusion detection and prevention: IDS/IPS security guide

Tutorial -This guide is a compilation of SearchSecurity.com's best resources on intrusion detection and prevention. It covers not only the basics of what they are and how they work, but also discusses several other important areas of IDS and IPS security, including IDS/IPS tools, such as Snort, implementation and deployment and wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS).
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guide -In this mini learning guide, which is a part of the SearchSecurity.com IDS/IPS Security Guide, security managers and staff will learn more about wireless intrusion detection systems and WLAN security, including how to use a WIPS to monitor wireless traffic to prevent attacks and detect malicious access, as well as best practices on setting up and managing a WIPS.
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guide -In this mini learning guide, which is a part of the SearchSecurity.com IDS/IPS Security Guide, security pros will learn more about IPS/IDS best practices for deployment and implementation in the enterprise.