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Date Published
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Vera Chan, Lance Malacara, Yash Kumar
Word count
1693
Language
English
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None

Summary

Datadog Cloud SIEM is a security information and event management solution designed to help large organizations manage security threats and operations efficiently across complex cloud and SaaS environments. The platform centralizes insights, accelerates threat detection, and automates responses by leveraging AI tools like Bits AI Security Analyst, which autonomously investigates signals. By integrating the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF), Datadog normalizes logs from diverse sources, providing a consistent structure for analysis and enabling prebuilt detection rules that apply across multiple platforms. The solution also includes features like Risk Insights for prioritizing alerts based on severity and frequency, and Sequence Detections to identify coordinated attack patterns. Additionally, Datadog offers integrations and Content Packs for fast onboarding and broad coverage, supporting over 90 platforms. The platform aims to reduce operational overhead and improve security teams' efficiency, as demonstrated by MyFitnessPal's successful migration, which resulted in significant cost savings and enhanced search performance.