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IBM Watson for Cyber Security vs LogRhythm SIEM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Customer Service

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IBM Watson for Cyber Security is praised for knowledgeable technical support and effective customer service, appreciated by both direct and indirect users.
Sentiment score
6.3
LogRhythm SIEM's customer service is praised for quick, knowledgeable support, though higher-level assistance can have occasional delays.
 

Room For Improvement

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IBM Watson for Cyber Security should improve AI capabilities, affordability, website, threat intelligence, and dashboard to benefit smaller organizations.
Sentiment score
4.2
LogRhythm SIEM needs interface, integration, and performance improvements, enhanced tools, better documentation, streamlined processes, automation, and user-friendly dashboards.
 

Scalability Issues

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IBM Watson for Cyber Security excels in handling large data, enhancing threat detection, reducing manual work, and integrating seamlessly.
Sentiment score
7.0
LogRhythm SIEM is mostly scalable but faces challenges with older models, licensing, and cloud environment costs for smaller businesses.
 

Setup Cost

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<p>IBM Watson for Cyber Security provides customized pricing with AI-driven threat detection, starting from six figures annually, plus integration costs.</p>
Sentiment score
6.8
LogRhythm SIEM offers transparency and competitive pricing, valued for features, despite high costs for large-scale deployments and services.
 

Stability Issues

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IBM Watson for Cyber Security is reliable for large organizations but may experience lag during peak times, appreciated for predictability.
Sentiment score
6.1
LogRhythm SIEM is stable and reliable, though minor issues occur during upgrades or with complex queries and high event rates.
 

Valuable Features

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IBM Watson for Cyber Security is valued for its integration, innovation, ease of use, and frequent updates enhancing functionality.
Sentiment score
8.5
LogRhythm SIEM excels in threat detection with AI, ease of use, extensive log collection, and seamless integration, enhancing security visibility.
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Watson for Cyber Security
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
51st
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LogRhythm SIEM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
172
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of IBM Watson for Cyber Security is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LogRhythm SIEM is 3.3%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Elena Stefanovska - PeerSpot reviewer
Knowledgeable support, reliable, and useful compliance policies
IBM Watson for Cyber Security can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud and it is used as a SIEM solution The most valuable features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security are ease of use and out-of-the-box reports and compliance policies. Additionally, if there are aspects that are missing IBM add…
Joseph W. - PeerSpot reviewer
Has pre-built pieces for third party vendors and does not take a long time to implement
One of the main features that I like about LogRhythm SIEM is that there are a lot of pre-built pieces. Like with our AV, we didn't have to tell it how to read the logs; they already had it pre-made. So, we essentially just had to follow their guide to get the logs imported in and set up some rules for it. We've only had to manually create the parsing rules for a few of our vendors so that we could interpret the logs correctly. Most of them had already been pre-created for us. We use the Event Log Filtering feature a lot. We use it for simple troubleshooting tasks like when a user is logged out, to more important tasks like trying to investigate a threat. As far as its effect on productivity, we can go and search instead of trying to troubleshoot and guess what is causing an error. We can identify what the program is or where the hiccup is. LogRhythm helped us to identify a lot of blind spots. Originally, we didn't have a SIEM tool. We had auditors say that this is something that we should be doing. My management team asked me to go and find a product, and I researched a bunch of them and found LogRhythm. It really opened our eyes to see how much traffic we have, whether it's other IP addresses that are scanning us or external users trying to hit certain ports that could then get closed. It helped us tighten down some of those firewall rules that may have been left open unintentionally through other changes. It helped us a lot early on to identify who was trying to communicate with us or, essentially, who was trying to attack us. As far as our overall security posture, our SIEM tool was the initial push that really got us going into identifying where all of our threats were. We expanded over the seven years that we've had it, and I implemented at least eight other products that are all security related because the SIEM tool indicated the need to identify other risks. It really helped us as an organization to identify risks and move forward to a more secure environment.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Media Company
6%
Educational Organization
44%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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What is the difference between log management and SIEM?
Rony, Daniel's answer is right on the money. There are many solutions for each in the market, a lot depends upon your ability to manage such tools and your budget. A small operation may be best s...
What needs improvement with LogRhythm NextGen SIEM?
The integration is slightly difficult with other assets, like EDR technologies or firewalls. Also, the back end is not as user-friendly as other solutions like IBM QRadar. The technical support is ...
What do you like most about LogRhythm SIEM?
I find LogRhythm's log management capabilities to be beneficial.
 

Also Known As

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LogRhythm NextGen SIEM, LogRhythm, LogRhythm Threat Lifecycle Management, LogRhythm TLM
 

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Sample Customers

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Macy's, NASA, Fujitsu, US Air Force, EY, Abbott, HD Supply, SAB Miller, UCLA, Raytheon, Amtrak, Cargill
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