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Researching the difference between SIEM and SOAR

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A great matter of debate and confusion I have always seen is the line of difference between SOAR and SIEM along with fact that if you have one, do you still need the other or in conjunction. In order to understand the clarity, let us analyze the details and the concept behind both one by one: 1.       Understanding SIEM SIEM is the abbreviation for the technology platforms which stands for security information and event management used to collect and store security data. This can be related to simple examples including firewalls, intrusion detection systems/ prevention systems etc. This technically helps to aggregate and correlate all of this gathered data by help in analyze date wth focused analytics and machine learning software. 2.       Understanding SOAR SOAR on the other hand is the collective technology involving Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), that is intended to help imbibe security operations with the pillars of efficiency and consisten