Organizations that allow the use of free or unsecured file transfer services not only leave themselves vulnerable to data loss, ransomware and a whole range of other cyber threats, but they have no control or visibility of what information is being transferred and who receives it.

Open source and enterprise-level SIEM solutions all have pros and cons. Here are some factors to look at when comparing your options—including one you might not have considered yet.

Simple lessons learned from the many breaches we’ve observed, like careless employees and unusual attack vectors, and ways they can be avoided.

SIEM (security information and event management) software provides insights into potential security threats through data normalization and threat prioritization, giving IT professionals an effective method of automating processes and centralizing security management in a way that helps them simplify the difficult task of protecting sensitive data.

Learn about the large variety of information a SIEM can consolidate, becoming your organization’s primary security monitoring tool.