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SolarWinds Security Event Manager Overview

What is SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Security Event Manager (SEM) is an ACTIVE monitoring SIEM solution that automatically detects, alerts and responds to suspicious behavior on multi-vendor network devices, servers, workstations and applications. SEM comes as a downloadable virtual appliance for quick deployment, and enables threat intelligence and real-time event correlations right out-of-the-box enabling faster response to cyber-attacks.

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Product Description

Log & Event Manager is an affordable, easy-to-use SIEM solution that helps you detect and respond to security threats and demonstrate compliance.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Log & Event Manager is affordable and it’s licensed by workstation and non-workstation nodes, and not by log volume. Log & Event Manager goes beyond regular SIEM monitoring and remediation capabilities with built-in features for file integrity monitoring, USB detection/prevention and SQL audits.

With Log & Event Manager, network and security engineers can save time and meet regulatory requirements like PCI, SOX, HIPAA, DISA STIG, etc.


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Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Austin, TX
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2,655 employees on LinkedIn®
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NYSE: SWI
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SolarWinds provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses.


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3.0 out of 5
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Easy to use by admins, adding devices is simple.
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5.0 out of 5
"LEM the SIEM for you"
Although its a stand alone packaged appliance for VMware or Hyper-v it does a great job delivering an interface both easy to read and very detailed...
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"Useful and effective tool to improve detection and response to security threats"
There are many benefits to implementing this tool in an organization. Real-time threat detection and response. System integration: it integra...
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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Analytics. Pricing. Support. Integration. Product Roadmap Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

There is nothing we disliked in this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Please let thins product be a part of cybersecurity roadmap Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

We solved the Event monitoring for the entire infrastructure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

SolarWinds LEM has not bogged down with the amount of logging data we throw at it. This is comforting because we can rest assure that we can continue to add new nodes to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

While the initial setup was straightforward, customizations to reports can be a little daunting. Luckily SolarWinds has videos available on steps to proceed and their tech support reps are very helpful too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

It would be helpful if SolarWinds LEM had Wizards built-in that could assist in adding new types of devices. At times, I've had to go with trial and error until SolarWinds LEM would actually start collecting data from a particular one-off node. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

It has connectors that allows you to get alerts that are proprietary to certain types of equipment and vendors. Great Reporting and alerts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Building the filters is pretty tough. We get so many alerts that it is hard to deal with. It would be nice if the filter building would be a little easier. We are a small department and it is hard to be an expert at everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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It is very powerful and will give you a lot of info. It takes a lot to tune it so you won't get so many alerts that you won't be able to see the important ones. For me the, filter building for alerts is a little cumbersome. You should get some training to learn it. You really need to have someone that is an expert on this and it takes a good portion of someone's time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Requirements for PCI and managing alerts on the network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Once setup, it's effective and works well. And surprisingly it's cost effective compared to other software we demo'd Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Not completely intuitive, and somewhat difficult to setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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We compared this to Splunk and QRadar. Splunk is a good product, but is based on size of logs--not number of devices monitored. This makes LEM attractive--although not as robust. And Solarwinds was great about demo'ing it and helping us in initial setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

LEM allows us to monitor a variety of servers, from Windows and Linux, and view variances and anomalies in events. It's especially effective for excessive login attempts (AD, firewall). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

When we initially deployed this product we were looking for something to fill many roles to include a syslog server to archive sensitive logs, event detection and alerting for common issues like failed circuits and password lockouts, attempts to log in with privileged accounts, and any infrastructure changes such as changes to Microsoft AD. It has done all of this and more Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

I could not ask for more from this vendor. Updates are clearly communicated. We have had very few reasons to contact support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Security Event Manager:

Develop a comprehensive list of what you want to watch so you can make sure this or any other product can handle it. With this product, if they do not currently do it they can usually develop something for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

SolarWinds is acting for us like a Super Charged Syslog server. It has so many possibilities that we now are using one central product for something we used many. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

The ease to view everything on one page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

After the trial, they charge you to use their services but they also have this forum group so you can see what others are saying and online workshops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Security Event Manager:

Try out their free trial version and you’ll like the ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Networking issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

There are tools for so many different pieces that we are looking to implement. Integration is easy when it is all on the same plateform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Finding what credentials are being used on what systems. For example we have one credential being used on two nodes but we do not know the nodes. It would be really nice to see what nodes the creds are used on quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Security Event Manager:

None at this time as I am still configuring it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Compliance and Audit requirements that are placed on our institution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

The product does exactly what it is supposed to do, It allows me to view the logs and events in a single location from all of my devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

I have found that it can be a little slow when utilizing the product or searching events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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IT is worth checking out this product and compare against others that are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

again, consolidating all events and logs into a single location simplifies daily review of logging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

DashBoard gives a visual representation of the health of our enterprise Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolarWinds Security Event Manager?

Process of the monitoring software at times affects other services running on the same server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolarWinds Security Event Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Network monitoring, server usage and problem reporting gives IT heads up before users have to report issues. this provides a better user experience for our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.