AlienVault OSSIM vs i-SIEM [EOL] comparison

AT&T and Cybereason are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Additionally, 79% of AT&T users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Cybereason users who would recommend it.

AlienVault OSSIM

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 7, 2024

AlienVault OSSIM and i-SIEM [EOL] are leading solutions in the security information and event management space. AlienVault OSSIM seems to have the upper hand due to its pricing advantage, while i-SIEM [EOL] offers superior features.

Features: AlienVault OSSIM integrates effectively with multiple security tools, offers straightforward SIEM setup, and provides robust pricing. i-SIEM [EOL] delivers advanced threat detection, extensive analytics, and comprehensive features.

Room for Improvement: AlienVault OSSIM could improve scalability, enhance threat detection capabilities, and better align with evolving security needs. i-SIEM [EOL] users seek a more intuitive configuration process, simpler deployment, and a streamlined user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AlienVault OSSIM features quick deployment times and reliable customer support, easing setup for new users. i-SIEM [EOL], though complex to deploy, benefits from a dedicated customer service team that supports users through deployment challenges.

Pricing and ROI: AlienVault OSSIM presents competitive setup costs appealing to budget-conscious buyers, offering satisfactory ROI. i-SIEM [EOL] requires a higher initial investment, but this is justified by substantial ROI through sophisticated threat management and analytics offerings.

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AlienVault OSSIM

Average Rating

7.2

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i-SIEM [EOL]

Average Rating

9.0

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Featured Reviews

Aman Aijaz

Assistant Manager Global Security at Convergys Corporation

Jun 28, 2023

An easy-to-scale open-source solution used for monitoring events on devices

The area for improvement is a lot. When I started using it on our enterprise side, the issue we faced was, for example, if we were running at that time on AlienVault OSSIM v5.7.4. So, for some orders, we had to install some packages, and when we tried installing that package, some dependencies got upgraded to a new version. Now once that dependency got upgraded, the SQL, since you might be aware that OSSIM uses SQL database, now SQL and all the dependency in everything was not on the same version, and that caused the database to crash. The aforementioned area should be eased out by upgrading the patches and upgrading dependencies. This kind of thing is a disadvantage of OSSIM, and I would like them to work on this. But I have also raised service requests many times and gave it a push on the community section too. However, since it is a local source, they don't reply much over there. That is why I don't like to work on OSSIM because it is unpredictable. Once the storage goes above 50 percent, it starts behaving unpredictably. If you get stuck with a situation, then you need to drill a lockdown into that. Sometimes you get no luck. Then you have to just reimage the server with the new fresh OS of AlienVault. As for additional features, not much because if you move to the newer version, it is kind of getting more stable. But, to make my life easier, then I would say try to give more features. I know it's open source, so they also cannot provide me with more features. But still, if they can provide me with more features because right now it's becoming old. Right now, we are even moving from SIEM to Security Data Lake. So when we move to it, this will be literally outdated. No one can even expect anything out of it. The way security is moving, it will be outdated very soon. They have to also provide something new to keep this going for the future also.

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Dannie Combs

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Donnelley Financial Solutions

Jun 14, 2020

The alert fatigue and false positive rates have just plummeted, which is really exciting.

empow has a few areas of improvement as with any other technology, such as continuing to drive innovation in the dashboard. While we've been extremely impressed with the dashboard's ease of use, flexibility, ability to drill down deeply, and focus very intently on an area of interest, there will always be opportunities to be more innovative and open it up to a wider audience than just the operations group, for example. With reporting, there is always a desire to have custom reporting for every client of empow. Relative to keeping up with the sheer pace of cloud-native technologies, it should provide more options for clients to deploy their technologies in unique ways. This is an area that I recommend that they maintain focus.

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Pros

"The most valuable features of this solution are the data correlation and vulnerability assessment."

"The dashboard is the solution's most valuable aspect. It brings everything into one central point where I can actually look at it and go, "Okay, I understand what's going on.""

"You pay monthly for the solution. I think it's one of the best products. If you compare with other companies, like LogRhythm, etc., the top 8 or 10 CMs, I think Alien Vault has the best price-performance ratio."

"The initial setup was straightforward. I didn't have any problems."

"The product is majorly used for threat detection of the agents on servers and endpoints."

"AlienVault OSSIM's GUI is very user-friendly."

"Better than other SIEM solutions because almost everything can be integrated."

"The tool's security detection is good. It helps us with login tracking and generating reports. We aim to identify potential issues, such as brute-force attacks on user accounts or server-level anomalies. For instance, if I receive a report indicating a server is at an abnormal level, I investigate and address the issue."

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"As a result of the automation, we are able to manage SIEM with a small security team. I'm in a unique position where we have been growing the security organization quite rapidly over the last three and a half years. But, as a direct result of the empow transition and legacy collection of tools towards the empow platform, we've been able to keep that head count flat. We've been able to redirect a lot of the security team's time away from the wash, rinse, repeat activities of responding to alarms where we have a high degree of confidence that they will be false positives, adjusting the rules accordingly. This can be a bit frustrating for the analyst when they have to spend hours a day dealing with these types of probable false positives. So, it has helped not only us keep our headcount flat relative to the resources necessary to provide the assurances that our executives expect of us for monitoring, but allows our analyst team to spend the majority of their time doing what they love. They are spending their time meaningfully with a higher degree of confidence and enjoying getting into the incident response type activity."

Cons

"I suggest more in-built rules based on modern threats and environments to make it a more competitive solution."

"The incidence reporting could be better."

"I don't like to work on OSSIM because it is unpredictable."

"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to other solutions it looks a bit outdated. Additionally, they need to improve their integration."

"It's under heavy traffic. If you have heavy traffic, the system is slow."

"The correlation engine needs to be improved."

"The user interface needs to be friendlier across the board."

"AlienVault OSSIM could improve by having better integration with some of the newer tools."

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"Relative to keeping up with the sheer pace of cloud-native technologies, it should provide more options for clients to deploy their technologies in unique ways. This is an area that I recommend that they maintain focus."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees for the non-community edition are paid on an annual basis, and there are no costs in addition to this."

"I used the paid version of the tool and found it to be expensive. It has been a while since I changed to Securonix. I will have to check whether AlienVault charges per device, user, or log."

"AlienVault OSSIM is expensive compared to its competitors."

"OSSIM is free."

"AlienVault pricing is the best. Whatever cost you are paying, you are getting a return on every penny... It's not like your IBM, your QRadar, or Splunk, where the cost is too high."

"OSSIM is open source, and USM is the paid license. So, if you want, you can switch to USM. There you will have to buy a license, and they have a support team that helps you out on issues you face."

"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to Microsoft Sentinel, AlienVault OSSIM incurs additional costs due to its licensing price structure. If you are using AlienVault for security purposes at a certain level it can have a higher price point than the current pricing of Microsoft Sentinel."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

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"I don't have to put up with any longer with these hypercomplex licensing agreements. Every time I want to add some additional reporting as a compliance centric or regulatory specific, e.g., GDPR, PCI, or Sarbanes-Oxley, many providers would have an additional license for this, which felt a bit ridiculous to me. With the simplified licensing architecture, there were no hidden "gotchas" down the road with empow. Something I have experienced with other providers that I've worked with in the past."

"With a higher degree of fidelity in the alarms, we were able to avoid adding additional resources to our teams. We take into account the cost of security resources in the market and the significantly higher fidelity from the alarms that are being generated. This drove down our costs with our MSSP. It drove down my cost for human capital internally. It drove down our need to have multiple resources supporting the underlying infrastructure and health and maintenance of empow as a platform from several resources down to one. Therefore, human capital costs were significantly reduced. Our operating expenses were significantly reduced. Our capital costs were significantly reduced while tripling our capacity and our run rate reduced. It was almost a "too good to be true" situation. Fortunately, for us, it worked out very nicely."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Real Estate/Law Firm

11%

Healthcare Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AlienVault OSSIM?

Asset discovery is good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlienVault OSSIM?

I used the paid version of the tool and found it to be expensive. It has been a while since I changed to Securonix. I will have to check whether AlienVault charges per device, user, or log.

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What needs improvement with AlienVault OSSIM?

Honestly, I don't know what can be improved in the product. I am trying to get a comparison between AlienVault OSSIM and the other solutions in the market. AlienVault OSSIM failed to provide our co...

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Overview

AlienVault OSSIM, Open Source Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), provides you with a feature-rich open source SIEM complete with event collection, normalization and correlation. Launched by security engineers because of the lack of available open source products, AlienVault OSSIM was created specifically to address the reality many security professionals face: A SIEM, whether it is open source or commercial, is virtually useless without the basic security controls necessary for security visibility.

i-SIEM [EOL] delivers comprehensive monitoring and threat detection capabilities suitable for today's security challenges. It integrates with existing systems, enabling efficient threat analysis and response for knowledgeable users.

i-SIEM [EOL] offers advanced security analytics and seamless integration with security infrastructure, making it a favored choice among technology professionals. Its intuitive design caters to efficient threat management. Users appreciate its capability to process large data volumes for timely threat detection and remediation. The platform ensures effective incident response through automated processes, assisting professionals in maintaining robust security postures.

What are the key features of i-SIEM [EOL]?

Advanced Threat Detection: Utilizes real-time analytics for identifying potential security threats.
Integration Capabilities: Easily connects with diverse security tools for a cohesive security strategy.
Automated Incident Response: Facilitates swift responses to security incidents to mitigate risks.

What benefits and ROI can i-SIEM [EOL] offer?

Reduced Security Risks: Proactively identifies and addresses vulnerabilities before exploitation.
Operational Efficiency: Automation reduces manual workload and minimizes error.
Cost-Effectiveness: Streamlines processes to lower overall security management costs.

i-SIEM [EOL] is implemented across industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, where security and compliance are critical. Its flexibility in handling specific industry requirements makes it suitable for enhancing security postures and operational efficiency.

Sample Customers

Council Rock School District

University of Oklahoma, Donnelley

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