Glossary
Security information management software systems

Elemental Security and Security Information Management
The Elemental Security Platform (ESP) is an example of security information management software that provides a continually updated window into the security state of enterprise networks. Security information management systems such as the ESP are necessary in order to keep track of the ever-changing makeup of enterprise networks.

Security Information Management Defined
Security information management systems and security information management software products centralize, correlate, and prioritize log data from various devices, presenting it via sophisticated visualization features that make it easy for security administrators to spot security vulnerabilities and evolving attacks.
Security Information Management Prevalence
Security information management systems, particularly security information management software, allow a centralized network administration group to monitor the security state of a large, widely dispersed network in which individual machines and their configurations are constantly changing.
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"The emergence of integrated tools that combine security functions, reduce complexity, and increase accountability is a progressive step for the industry and a better solution for the enterprise customer."
Vice President and Director The Burton Group
Phil Schacter