IBM Security QRadar Reviews

I use it daily because it's shared as a log alert, and we have a security operations center. Every now and then, and almost every day, there are some alerts. I utilize it every day, twenty-four by seven, as you can see.

Actually, the dashboard is very good. The dashboard is easy to use and easy to understand what's going on and what the alerts mean. It's very user-friendly, I would say. So far, it's very good. Recently, I faced an incident, a cyber incident, and it was detected in real time. It correlates well with other solutions. I have EDR, vulnerability, and IPS, and it shows useful findings for root cause analysis.

I have experience with Centimeters solutions, one of which is Microsoft Sentinel. I often confuse the names, but I mean Sentinel. I also have experience with QRadar. In the past, I worked with Elasticsearch. I have generally configured some integrations, for example, between QRadar and other production environments for sending custom logs, though not all of them. I have been doing this for about two to three years. Usually, devices do not send CF in syslog or CS format logs, so we often troubleshoot on a Vural collector. Sometimes a device does not send the packet to a local collector, and we troubleshoot from the local collector's side. My colleagues and I generally use this management for production. I have integrated some network and security devices to send logs. In Turkey, there are regulations by the government that require collecting Internet traffic from VDS users. We need encryption on each log on QRadar. I focus on setting up this configuration. Our customers use Cisco StealthWatch, formerly known as NDR solutions, and we integrated these logs with QRadar and StealthWatch because we prefer not using all of them on NDR solutions. We send specific logs from StealthWatch. This integration is basic, not advanced, though there are some easy API integrations for communication between devices.

I think there is room for improvement with correlations in QRadar, especially in terms of customer logs. We receive logs from different types of devices and need a way to correlate them effectively. This would help identify critical or high-priority alarms in QRadar. Perhaps we are missing parameters in QRadar and need to double-check to enhance functionality.

One major drawback we are facing is in the area of IBM Security QRadar integration with flat file databases. IBM Security QRadar does not support flat file database integration. We are currently facing an issue with respect to the database, which you normally call a NoSQL database. There is no direct integration mechanism available with IBM Security QRadar. We have to approach IBM and generate a ticket so that they can develop a custom method for the integration. In database integration, we are facing issues with IBM Security QRadar.

The solution does not support the integration of flat file databases. Certain organizations have flat file databases. IBM does not support direct integration with some databases. We had to create a plug, and we requested IBM to develop a parser, but it is taking IBM a couple of months to develop it. I think a flat-file database should be supported directly instead of developing a parser plugin. There should be a more refined threat intelligence platform, and cross-integration should be possible with locally available threat intelligence platforms.

I have been using IBM Security QRadar for three years. I use the solution's latest version.

I have worked on several use cases, including creating custom ones. QRadar also provides built-in use cases.

Once integrated, you gain comprehensive visibility into all threats. The user behavior analytics module is particularly strong, and adding features allowing integration with third-party threat intelligence services enhances the analysts' ability to identify threats.

I am using QRadar, like standard centimeters, for security monitoring for information systems.

I use standard rules and special user-defined or correlation rules. I also use behavioral analysis for users. Additionally, there is limited integration with other systems. IBM is seeking information about IBM QRadar because a part of QRadar, especially in the cloud, has been sold to Palo Alto.

We use IBM Security QRadar for storage. These tools are setting high tools on the usage of the logs from multiple devices. It manages millions of logs from multiple devices, such as firewalls, routers, switches, etc. The solution is stable and has better support than LogRhythm. It doesn't have multiple components or servers, troubleshooting, or remote servers. It is based on a CentOS platform, and implementation is difficult.

We make use of the tool to ensure company security. We have the firewall services and switches integrated. We use the solution for attack-related loss, firewall and blacklist IP. There are multiple use cases, like, internal firewalls, internal Windows servers and Internet controllers. It protect us from multiple authentication values, unauthorized access and antivirus threats. We don't open and see the console all the time, so we need automated alert access to all Windows. There's a malware incident and wireless incident. The QRadar has antivirus which detect cache files, etc.

We use QRadar to collect logs and monitor user activity and traffic from one network to another. The SOC team is in a room watching the logs from the tool live most of the time. 

QRadar monitors all internet activity and the output of every device configured to send a log. All traffic from various networking devices passes through the QRadar servers, and we can view it live.

We have two data centers, and QRadar is deployed in one. It comes with two physical appliances to allow failover capability. There's a management interface that binds them together, and we set up an interface for each device connected to the network that sends a log.  

QRadar allows you to filter by the source and destination IPs and see detailed logs on that. For example, if a user is trying to access a server using a malicious port like 4.5.0, I can get valuable data and take action from other devices. 

It also has a graph that shows the traffic history. I can see what happened yesterday or today. If there's an incident, I can check the traffic behavior on QRadar.

As a security professional, I rely on IBM Security QRadar for a variety of use cases tailored to our security needs. With over 200 implemented, these range from real-time threat detection and incident response to compliance reporting and user behavior analytics.

IBM Security QRadar has significantly improved our incident response procedures. We have implemented a structured plan within the system, ensuring adherence and minimizing human error.