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Historical Search results are displayed in two panes:

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• Bottom pane displays the results in tabular view following the definitions in the Display Fields.
• Top pane displays the trends over time:
  • For non-aggregated searches, the trend is for event occurrence and is displayed in a trending bar graph. Each bar captures the number of entries in the table during a particular time window.
  • For aggregated searches, the trend is for any of the (numerical) columns with aggregations. Trends are displayed for the Top 5 entries in the table. For integer values, such as COUNT (Matched Events), you will see a trend bar graph, while for continuous values such as AVG(CPU Utilization), you will see a line chart.

Both the bar and line charts show trends in a stacked manner, one for each row in the table. To see the trend for a specific row, disable all the other entries by deselecting the check box in the first column. To view the trend for a set of entries, you can select the check box corresponding to those entries.

For continuous values, you can toggle between a stacked view and a non-stacked view: Future without past rar.

• To show the stacked view, click
• To show the line chart view, click

If there are multiple aggregate columns:

• Select a specific column in the Chart for in top right to see the Chart for that column.
• Select one column for Chart for and another column for Lower Chart to see the two charts at the same time – one on +ve Y-axis and one on –ve Y-axis. This generally makes sense when the values are of the same order. For example, AVG(CPU Utilization) and AVG(Memory Utilization) or AVG(Sent Bytes) and AVG(Recv Bytes).

You can visualize the results in other charts by clicking the drop-down. See FortiSIEM Charts and Views for descriptions of the available charts.

Events in FortiSIEM have an Event Type (like an unique ID) and an Event Name, a short description. When you choose to display Event Type, the Event Name is automatically displayed but Event type is hidden to make room to show other fields. To see the Event Types, click the Show Event Type check-box.

Raw events often take many lines to display in a search result. By default, Raw events are truncated and displayed in one line so that user can see many search results in one page. To see the full raw event, click the Wrap Raw Event check-box.

Using search result tabs

A search result typically shows many rows. To drill down into a specific value for a specific column, hover over the specific cell and choose Add to Filter or Add to Tab. Add to Filter modifies the search on the current tab by including this constraint. Add to Tab on the other hand, gives you the option to keep the current tab intact and add the constraint to a new tab or to a tab of your choice. This enables you to see multiple search results side by side. Click Add to Tab and select the tab where the constraint needs to be added. The filter conditions and display columns are copied over to the new tab.

Zooming-in on a specific time window

If you see an unusual pattern (for example, a spike) in the trend chart and want to drill down without providing an exact time range, do one of the following:

• Click the bar – a new search tab is created by duplicating the original search and adding the right time window as seen by hovering on the bar.
• Press and hold the Shift key and drag the mouse over a time window. This modifies the time window in the current tab. Click Save and Run to see the results.

Viewing parsed raw events

Hover over a Raw Event Log cell and click Show Details. The display shows how FortiSIEM parsed that event.

Adding an attribute to the filter criteria in the search

Complete these steps to add an attribute to the filter criteria in the search:

1. Check the Filter column.
2. Click OK.
   The Attribute is added to the filter condition.
3. Re-run the query to get the new results.

Adding an attribute to the search display

Complete these steps to add an attribute to the search display:

1. Check the Display column.
2. Click OK.
   The Attribute is added to the display condition.
3. Re-run the query to get the new results.

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The underlying principles of every SIEM system is to aggregate relevant data from multiple sources, identify deviations from the norm and take appropriate action. For example, when a potential issue is detected, a SIEM system might log additional information, generate an alert and instruct other security controls to stop an activity's progress.At the most basic level, a SIEM system can be rules-based or employ a statistical to establish relationships between entries. Advanced SIEM systems have evolved to include user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) and security orchestration, automation and response.Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance originally drove SIEM adoption in large enterprises, but concerns over advanced persistent threats  have led smaller organizations to look at the benefits SIEM managed security service providers  can offer. Being able to look at all security-related data from a single point of view makes it easier for organizations of all sizes to spot patterns that are out of the ordinary.SIEM systems work by deploying multiple collection in a hierarchical manner to gather security-related events from end-user devices, servers and network equipment, as well as specialized security equipment, such as, antivirus or systems (IPSes). The collectors forward events to a centralized management console, where security analysts sift through the noise, connecting the dots and prioritizing security incidents.

In some systems, preprocessing may happen at edge collectors, with only certain events being passed through to a centralized management node. In this way, the volume of information being communicated and stored can be reduced.

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Extensive compliance reporting. Does the system include built-in reports for common needs and provide the organization with the ability to customize or create new compliance reports?. capabilities. Can the system capture additional information about security events by recording the headers and contents of packets of interest?How does SIEM work?SIEM tools work by gathering event and log data created by host systems, applications and security devices, such as antivirus filters and firewalls, throughout a company's infrastructure and bringing that data together on a centralized platform. The SIEM tools identify and sort the data into such categories as successful and failed logins, activity and other likely malicious activity.The SIEM software then generates security alerts when it identifies potential security issues. Using a set of predefined rules, organizations can set these alerts as low or high priority.For instance, a user account that generates 25 failed login attempts in 25 minutes could be flagged as suspicious but still be set at a lower priority because the login attempts were probably made by the user who had probably forgotten his login information.However, a user account that generates 130 failed login attempts in five minutes would be flagged as a high-priority event because it's most likely a brute-force attack in progress.

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