SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

Detect threats faster and simplify compliance with an easy-to-use SIEM

SolarWinds® Security Event Manager (SEM) centralizes and correlates logs from across your environment to help you detect suspicious activity, investigate incidents, and automate response. SEM is built for resource-constrained IT and security teams that need strong visibility and control without the complexity of traditional SIEM platforms.

Thousands of organizations use SEM to accelerate threat detection, reduce manual effort, and streamline compliance reporting—at a predictable cost and without needing a dedicated security operations team.

Security Event Manager at a Glance

Consolidate logs from firewalls, servers, applications, and endpoints to spot suspicious activity in one place.
Real-time correlation highlights attack patterns early and reduces time-to-detect.
Built-in Active Response automates containment actions like blocking IPs or disabling users.

Prebuilt filters and reports help you meet HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, and other compliance requirements.
Predictable licensing based on log sources—not data volume—keeps SIEM costs under control.

Security Event Manager Features

Easy Collection and Normalization of Logs

SEM uses built-in connectors to automatically collect, normalize, and compress logs from network devices, servers, applications, and security tools. This gives your team complete, consistent visibility while reducing storage needs and onboarding time.

Customizable Visualizations and Dashboards

Create interactive dashboards to quickly spot anomalies or policy violations. Easily drill down from high-level trends into detailed events to accelerate triage and investigation.

Powerful, Simple Searching for Investigations

Search real-time and historical logs with intuitive keyword and field-based queries. Filter, pivot, and group results to quickly answer what happened, when, and why—without complex syntax.

Real-Time Event Correlation

In-memory correlation links related events and reveals multi-stage attacks you might miss when reviewing logs in isolation. Use predefined or custom rules to get immediate, actionable alerts.

Compliance Reporting Made Easy

Turn search results into reusable reports and dashboards for internal reviews or external audits. Schedule report delivery in PDF, CSV, or other formats to keep auditors and stakeholders informed automatically.

Threat Intelligence Feed and Groups

SEM includes an integrated threat intelligence feed to flag malicious IPs and domains. Auto-populate groups for critical users, assets, or suspicious hosts to streamline alerting, searching, and reporting.

Built-In Active Response

SEM doesn’t just alert—you can automate response actions such as blocking IPs, disabling user accounts, killing processes, or disconnecting USB devices to contain threats immediately.

Enhanced, Real-Time File Integrity Monitoring

Monitor critical files, folders, registry settings, and configurations for unauthorized or unexpected changes. Filter noise, spot risky activity, and support compliance mandates through continuous monitoring.

USB Detection and Prevention

Receive real-time alerts when USB devices are connected, and automatically block or disable them to reduce insider risk and accidental data loss.

Log Forwarding and Exporting

Forward logs to external tools via syslog or export data for sharing, ticketing, or long-term archiving—ensuring SEM integrates cleanly into your existing security workflows.

SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)