The 2022 IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index maps new trends and attack patterns we observed and analyzed from our data—drawing from billions of data points ranging from network and endpoint detection devices, incident response (IR) engagements, domain name tracking and more. Given the volatile landscape and the evolution of both threat types and threat vectors, you need threat intelligence insights to stay ahead of attackers and fortify your critical assets more than ever.

Rumor has it that SIEM solutions are unwieldy and complex, and therefore only for large organizations. True, some SIEMs fall into the enterprise-only bucket, but this myth overlooks the more progressive SIEM solutions designed for businesses of all sizes.

What other myths about SIEM perpetuate the security industry today? I invite you to check out this short eBook, “Six Myths of SIEM” to separate fact from fiction.

Organizations have long benefited from SIEM features like event correlation, custom detection rules, and behavior analytics for detecting and responding to threats like multiple simultaneous logins or privileged escalation that occur on a single system.
However, since most cyber attacks include network communications, many organizations are turning to NDR.

I invite you to learn more on the subject of how NDR tools benefit SIEM by reading ESG Senior Principal Analyst Jon Oltsik’s research:

XDR, born in response to security challenges like analyst burnout, lack of data visibility, and the proliferation of ransomware, is still being defined.

In this research report, ESG Senior Principal Analyst Jon Oltsik takes a look at the state of threat detection and response today, and how IBM Security QRadar XDR, the most open and complete XDR solution in the market today, provides "a comprehensive open solution in a crowded and confusing space."