Security Threat Mitigation and Response: Understanding Cisco Security MARS

Chapter 1. Understanding SIM and STM

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This chapter covers the following topics:

• Understanding Security Information Management (SIM) Legacy Threat Response

• Understanding the Unified Security Platform

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For a CxO, Security Manager, or Network Security Professional involved in today’s industry, there is a growing need to understand the security information management (SIM) and security threat mitigation (STM) technologies. To most readers, it is apparent why security networking equipment is needed, but it is not obvious how to manage the vast amounts of data they produce.

In this chapter, you are introduced to SIM and STM technologies. STM technology is relatively new and is a subset of SIM. You will discover how both ...