Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) / Security Information Event Monitoring (SIEM)

A subscriber Identity Module or SIM is a removable card which securely stores network-specific information, including the service-subscriber key as well as a unique serial number, which is used to identify and authenticate the subscriber on a mobile phone. Through the use of a SIM, users can quickly change mobile phones without losing information by removing SIM from current device and inserting it into new phone.

Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) is a network security tool used for centralized storage and analysis of logs or events which are generated through network software. SIEM is closely related to Log Management. However, as log management focuses on the collection and storage of data, SIEM focuses on a deeper level of data and event analysis. Such analysis may include attaching information such as host information and identity information. SIEM's can also be integrated with external remediation, workflow, and ticketing components to assist in incident resolution.

SIEM's are often used to meet U.S. regulatory requirements such as Sabanes-Oxley and PCI-DSS because of their enhanced monitoring and analysis capabilities for industry compliance.

Benefits of sending all events through a centralized SIEM system include:

• All logs can be accessed through a central interface
• Provides secure archival of event logs
• Reports can be ran to mine for useful information
• Detection of events occurring on multiple systems
• SIEM's retain event information despite a failure in the sending system or the erasing of logs

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