Importance of Cybersecurity and The Role of SIEM and SOAR
29.05.2019
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In the world of cyber warfare, businesses are constantly under threats due to the ever-growing, sophisticated cyber-attacks. With the widespread use of technology; a surge in connected devices and advancement in computational techniques, cyber pests are also accelerating attacks proportionally and posing massive damage to organizations in terms of data breaches, compliance issues, and reputational damage. According to a recent survey conducted in the UK, 43% of all the businesses have experienced some form of cyber-attack in the last 12 months. To thwart this situation, cybersecurity has become an integral part of any organization. Having a robust cybersecurity posture can save your organization from the menace of cyber-attacks and give your top management a piece of mind. Nowadays, cybersecurity provides multi-layer security to company’s IT infrastructure, usually, through various information security tools and techniques such as IPS, IDS, cryptography, firewalls, authentication systems, antiviruses and, more importantly, the SIEM and SOAR. They have a crucial role in achieving the overall security endeavors of any organization.
Due to an exponential increase in cyber-attacks in recent years, cybersecurity is no longer a choice but a necessity for any organization. The following points gain a deep insight into knowing why cybersecurity has now become more important than ever.
The Role of SIEM in Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is a multidimensional field and it is something that cannot be covered under a single security solution umbrella. Therefore, organizations deploy a wide range of different tools and techniques to accomplish their cybersecurity goals in a more effective and efficient way. One such tool is SIEM – Security Information and Event Management. By combining Security Information Management and Security Event Management capabilities in a single solution, SIEM can help security analysts working in a Security Operation Center (SOC) to achieve threat detection, response, security incident reporting, and compliance ability. In addition, a SIEM includes interpretation of logs, profiling, security alerts, data aggregation, advanced analytics, forensics, dashboards, and Threat Intelligence Feeds. These are some incredible features who help in achieving cybersecurity endeavor at large extent and give your company’s Board of Directors a piece of mind.
The Role of SOAR in Cybersecurity?
SOAR stands for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response. Like SIEM, SOAR is another security tool that collects and processes huge amount of cybersecurity data from various sources and uses it to automate and assist human and machine led the analysis, detection, and remediation of cyber incidents as incident management. As cybercriminals are evolving and threats are becoming more severe there is a shortage of IT security personnel in the market. With the help of SOAR, companies of all sizes are improving their ability to automatically detect and respond to cybersecurity threats by minimizing the role of humans. In addition, SOAR also responds automatically to thousands of alerts and perform both reactive and proactive approaches to pursue cyber threats effectively.
Conclusion
All the businesses or organizations, regardless of their size, need to have some sort of cybersecurity setup to ensure the safety of their digital assets. Since cyber-attacks are becoming more advanced and lethal, there is a need to constantly enhance the organization’s cybersecurity posture. Companies need to realize that any attack on their IT infrastructure can not only cost them in terms of data loss but also in terms of public trust and reputation. To avoid this situation, cybersecurity has become a vital part of any organization. However, the role of SOAR and SIEM is worth mentioning as they provide comfort in a SOC, save time and money, reduces human power, pay more heed on automation, improving incident response, and getting rid of numerous pesky alerts.
