What does SIEM stand for?
D3 · Architecture · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701SIEM stands for Security Information and Event Management. A SIEM aggregates log data from across the entire IT environment — firewalls, servers, endpoints, cloud — and uses correlation rules and analytics to detect threats in real time.
Key SIEM capabilities: log aggregation, event correlation, dashboards / reporting, threat intelligence integration, incident alerting.
Key SIEM capabilities: log aggregation, event correlation, dashboards / reporting, threat intelligence integration, incident alerting.
SIEM = "single pane of glass" for security visibility. On the exam, SIEM is the correct answer when you need centralized log collection, correlation, and alerting. It does NOT automatically block traffic (that's an IPS).