Why do SMEs Often Believe They Don’t Need a SIEM?
The price, the complexity, and the hard-to-get value made SIEM a luxurious security software, which is suitable only for the big corporations with large security teams and budgets.
While these statements used to be correct years ago, they are no longer the case. Because the problems that SIEM solves, related to reducing cyber risk, preventing insider threats, covering compliance requirements– are all problems that SME/mid-market organizations have as well.
The Five SIEM Myths Debunked
With the flexibility that NextGen SIEMs provide, many of the SME’s concerns are practically eliminated. To help companies take an informative decision about SIEM, we debunked 5 of the most popular SIEM myths, that SME businesses used to believe in:
#1 “It’s too expensive, an SME cannot afford it.”
#2 “SIEM requires a large security team.”
#3 “The integration of a SIEM is complicated.”
#4 “Setting up correlation rules is complex and time-consuming.”
#5 “SIEM is only needed when having complex IT infrastructure.”
If you are interested to find out more about NextGen SIEMs, and why are they important for improving the SME’s security posture, download the free ebook SIEM for SMEs: Five Myths Debunked: