When you cannot gain visibility into your IT estate you are leaving vulnerabilities on the table. The 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report states that the exploitation of vulnerabilities as an initial access method grew by 180% compared to 2023. Organizations need advanced tools for complete visibility to detect, respond to, and mitigate threats in real-time. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems have traditionally been the backbone of the security operations center (SOC), providing centralized log management, event correlation, and alerting. More and more companies are seeking cloud-native SIEM solutions to replace their legacy tools. As cyber threats have grown more sophisticated and IT environments more complex, traditional SIEMs have struggled to keep pace. This is where Next Generation SIEMs (Next Gen SIEMs) come into play.
A Next Gen SIEM is modern technology that builds on the foundational capabilities of traditional SIEMs but incorporates advanced features such as machine learning, User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), and automated response mechanisms like Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) with accelerated cloud adoption. These enhancements enable organizations to detect unknown threats, reduce false positives, and respond to incidents more swiftly and effectively.
Next Gen SIEM is important because it equips organizations with the advanced tools needed to effectively combat today’s increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Unlike traditional SIEMs, which often struggle with a barrage of false positives and limited visibility and detection capabilities, Next Gen SIEM integrates machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze vast amounts of data for real-time monitoring and analysis. This allows for advanced threat detection of both known and unknown threats, ensuring that security teams can respond swiftly to potential breaches. Additionally, Next Gen SIEMs provide the scalability and automation necessary to manage complex IT environments, enabling organizations to maintain strong security defenses while also meeting regulatory compliance requirements. This makes Next Gen SIEM a critical component in safeguarding an organization’s digital assets and ensuring resilience in the face of evolving cyber risks.
While traditional or legacy SIEMs have been instrumental in improving security visibility, they come with significant limitations, particularly in the face of today’s increasingly sophisticated threat landscape.
As cyber threats have evolved, so too has the technology needed to combat them. This has led to the emergence of Next Gen SIEMs, which address the shortcomings of their predecessors by incorporating advanced features like machine learning, behavior analytics, and automation.
Next Generation SIEMs are designed to be more adaptive, scalable, and intelligent. They not only collect and analyze security data but also understand the context of that data, allowing for more accurate threat detection and faster response times. By leveraging artificial intelligence and behavior-based analytics, Next Generation SIEMs can detect both known and unknown threats, reduce false positives, and provide a more holistic view of an organization’s security posture.
Gurucul stands at the forefront of this evolution, offering the only cost optimized Next Generation SIEM that redefines what a SIEM can do. In the Gartner 2024 Magic Quadrant for SIEM we were named the MOST visionary platform, having received this same position in the preceding report. KuppingerCole positioned us as the OVERALL Leader for Intelligent SIEM in their 2024 Leadership Compass, sweeping all product, innovation and market leadership rankings. In the SIEM critical capabilities companion report of the Gartner MQ we ranked 2nd for Threat Detection, Investigation and Response (TDIR) and SIEM Customization use cases. Built on a foundation of advanced analytics and machine learning, Gurucul’s Next Gen SIEM is designed to meet the demands of today’s complex and dynamic threat landscape. Gurucul’s AI-driven security analytics platform continuously learns from vast amounts of data across various sources, enabling it to identify anomalies and potential threats with high precision.
At the core of Gurucul’s SIEM is its ability to leverage User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA). Gurucul was an early pioneer of UEBA before the term was even coined by Gartner. By understanding the normal behavior of users, devices, and entities within the network, Gurucul can detect deviations that may indicate malicious activity. This behavior-driven approach enables the detection of insider threats, compromised accounts, and other advanced threats that traditional SIEMs often miss.
Gurucul’s platform uses advanced security analytics with over 3,000 detection and machine learning models to analyze vast amounts of security data in real-time. These models continuously learn and adapt, improving their accuracy over time. This allows Gurucul’s SIEM to detect sophisticated threats without relying solely on predefined rules, making it more effective against zero-day attacks and other emerging threats.
Some platforms want you to conform your business to their capabilities. Gurucul is cloud-native, fast, open and flexible platform so you can customize it to your company’s use cases. Gurucul’s SIEM is designed to scale with your organization’s needs, handling the high volume of data generated in modern IT environments. Its open architecture supports any data lake, all data sources in any format while seamlessly integrating with existing security tools, providing a unified platform for security operations. It can deploy on-prem, cloud or as SaaS. You can custom tailor your ML detections and risk score to your business.
One of the standout features of Gurucul’s SIEM is its real-time dynamic risk scoring engine. By assigning risk scores to users, entities, and events, on a scale of 0-100 the platform helps security teams prioritize threats based on their potential impact. This ensures that the most critical incidents are addressed first, improving response times and reducing the likelihood of a breach.
Gurucul’s Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) is a cutting-edge solution that enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations by automating incident response processes based on real-time risk insights. With over 500 customizable playbooks, seamless integration with existing security tools, and advanced threat detection capabilities, Gurucul SOAR enables organizations to respond to threats faster and more accurately. Its dynamic incident response, automated case management, and collaborative features ensure comprehensive security management, reducing operational costs and improving overall security posture.
Gurucul utilizes the most advanced AI-driven capabilities. Its natural language search and queries facilitate accelerated investigations and hunting. Because the AI is native, you can securely query your data and public sources without risking exposure of company data to the internet. It is constantly improving the efficacy of detections, creating new models and suggesting response playbooks..
With massive volumes of data to sort through the Cribl-like Data Optimizer reduces data costs by half. It filters, routes, normalizes and enriches data prior to ingestion and running analytics—where the $$$ savings comes in. Filtering out at least 40% of data bloat equates to SIEM ingestion savings, allowing ample room to scale and save. Gurucul has more key differentiators like Universal Federated Search that allows you to easily find and pinpoint data across Gurucul and non-Gurucul data sources regardless of location, including on-premises or in the cloud, without friction or rehydration.
The volume of identity-related attacks and breaches is increasing year-over-year according to numerous sources, including IBM’s 2024 Threat Intelligence Index 2024 which stated that there has been a 71% YoY increase in cyberattacks that used stolen or compromised credentials.
Gurucul’s Next Generation SIEM utilizes identity analytics to enhance focused identity threat detection and response (ITDR) efforts by analyzing the entitlements and behavior of identities across the organization. This capability allows security teams to establish baselines for current access privileges, entitlements and policies, which is crucial for building an effective Zero Trust framework. From a unified console, analysts can monitor for misuse of least-privileged access, policy violations, and unauthorized lateral movement, with anomalous behaviors continuously assessed for risk and prioritized accordingly.
Gurucul’s Next Generation SIEM significantly enhances Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) by leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and behavior-based threat detection. It provides a unified big data security analytics platform that automates and orchestrates responses to security incidents, reducing detection and response times. By correlating data across various sources and using predictive analytics, Gurucul’s SIEM helps security teams get radical clarity to identify and mitigate threats before they escalate, thereby improving overall security posture and making security operations processes more efficient and effective. You can futureproof your TDIR with Gurucul.
Choosing Gurucul as your Next Generation SIEM solution offers several key benefits:
In the face of an ever-evolving threat landscape, traditional SIEMs are no longer sufficient. Organizations need a more advanced, adaptive approach to security—one that leverages the latest in analytics, machine learning, and automation. Gurucul’s Next Generation SIEM provides all of this and more, offering a powerful, scalable solution that can meet the needs of even the most complex IT environments. By choosing Gurucul, you’re not just upgrading your SIEM; you’re future-proofing your cybersecurity strategy.
We know migrating can be daunting, but Gurucul makes it easy with the Gurucul Complimentary Next-Gen SEIM Migration Program that can get you up and running in as little as a few weeks.
A Next Gen SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) is an advanced security solution that builds on the capabilities of traditional SIEM systems by incorporating features like machine learning, User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) and automated incident response. These enhancements allow organizations to detect and respond to both known and unknown threats more effectively, with improved accuracy and reduced false positives.
Unlike traditional SIEMs, which rely heavily on rule-based detection and often struggle with high volumes of false positives, Next Gen SIEMs use advanced analytics and AI to analyze vast amounts of data in real-time. This allows for more accurate threat detection, better scalability, and faster response times, especially in complex IT environments.
As cyber threats become more sophisticated, organizations require more advanced tools to maintain strong security defenses. A Next Gen SIEM is crucial because it provides the scalability, automation, and real-time analytics needed to detect, investigate, and respond to modern cyber threats effectively, ensuring robust protection of digital assets.
Key features of a Next Gen SIEM include:
Legacy SIEMs often struggle with high volumes of false positives, limited scalability, and rule-based detection methods that can miss sophisticated threats. They also lack the contextual awareness needed for accurate threat prioritization and response. Next Gen SIEMs address these limitations by using machine learning and behavioral analytics to provide more precise threat detection and quicker response times.
Gurucul’s Next Gen SIEM is recognized for its advanced analytics, real-time risk scoring, and flexible, scalable architecture. It leverages AI-driven security analytics and a comprehensive automation platform to detect and respond to threats efficiently. Gurucul’s SIEM is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing security tools, offering a unified platform for enhanced security operations.
Adopting a Next Gen SIEM offers several benefits, including:
