Enterprise Security Blog

The $2500 SIEM

This isn't a misprint - for as little as $2500 per month you can take the first step that all companies with effective security have taken to comply with standards and protect critical information. Intellitactics and Quest have put together a great program - security as a service -  to get you to take the first step. 

There are many reasons that companies and agencies have deferred their SIEM projects: the budget got smaller, the project was cut, we lost the headcount, we had to cut the SIEM project to save jobs in our group, we like maintaining the log collector we built, the dog ate it (the budget that is).

How did your project get stalled, postponed or shelved indefinitely? Every project requires human capital and sometimes you're just short one set of hands. Sometimes the best person, most qualified person is engaged in another high priority project. Budgets do change. Dollars shift to other projects, budgets get smaller in one area to compensate for unavoidable increases in other areas and revenue projections that fund the budget fall short of  expectations.Unfortunately the need for effective logging and event management doesn't shift and what the company expects from you - the security team - doesn't get put on hold. 

For $2500 you get Intellitactics SAFE- the only SIEM appliance with all the capabilities on one appliance sitting right where you are. Then you decide how much you can do with your SIEM - some of the work, all the work or none of the work at night or weekends. You get a trusted partnership with Quest,a full service managed security service provider. With Quest's security as a service you can do as little or as much work as you choose by augmenting your staff with Quest - using Quest to add the most value. 

SIEM is established by SANS as an important first stepin developing an efficient and effective security startegy. It reduces the cost of compliance, mitigates risk by automating monitoring of controls that enforce policy. 

For more information on security as a service  visit www.intellitactics.com or your virtual security team visit www.questsys.com   

Intellitactics and Quest - security as a service

Now, QUEST- a California based service provider - is offering a NEW Managed Security Service. They'll be implementing Intellitactics SAFE appliances on the customer's premise and remotely managing logging, compliance reporting and event analysis. Their clients get all the control of ownership without the overhead.

Everyday we talk to companies that want and need to automate log reviews, threat detection and reporting requirements for multiple regulatory standards. They are all doing something, but they all want to do more. Unfortunately, the economic turmoil has created obstacles for these companies to move forward. Staffing is an issue, deploying and implementing the solution takes time, even the evaluation process required for a capitol investment requires more energy than they have. These are all good reasons to consider security as a service.

QUEST CEO Tim Burke and I were talking about what they're clients say are good reasons to engage with a security service provider. More companies are considering security as a service and by implementing Intellitactics SAFE on the Client premise - they get the best of both worlds. Quest offers redundant operation centers and SAS 70 Type II certification; the staff is highly qualified. This new security offering, featuring Intellitactics SAFE may be just the ticket for companies that need a fast start  - whether they're prepping for audtis, augmenting staff or defending against cyber criminals that stalk mid-size companies. Quest's unique service offering is a short term fix for lots of companies which will offer long term benefits.