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| Product | OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager by OpenText View product | OSSEC by OSSEC View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager: sub-second event correlation and stateful correlation rules. Built for SOC triage automation. Compare SIEM alternatives. | OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives. |
| Product type | High-Performance SIEM Correlation & Threat Detection | Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) |
| Best for | Financial Services, Defense, Government, Energy, Telecommunications, Defense & Intelligence, Banking | Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises Server; Appliance; Private Cloud; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cluster Software | Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client Agents |
| Data residency | Customer data sovereignty; On-premises control | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise Data CentersNetwork BackbonesPrivate Cloud VPCs | LinuxUnixWindowsmacOS Servers and WorkstationsCloud VMs |
| Compliance | Common Criteria EAL 2+FIPS 140-2PCI-DSSFISMAISO 27001 | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.5CIS ControlsNIST 800-53 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ArcSight SOARServiceNowJiraMicrosoft SentinelCiscoPalo Alto Networks | Linux SyslogWindows Event LogsSplunkElasticsearchGrafanaSlack |
| Industries | Financial ServicesDefenseGovernmentEnergyTelecommunicationsDefense & Intelligence+1 more | Enterprise ITDevOpsCybersecurityPublic SectorEducationFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | OpenText | OSSEC |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Open-source project; global community |
| Company size | 20,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1991 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager: sub-second event correlation and stateful correlation rules. Built for SOC triage automation. Compare SIEM alternatives.OSSEC
OSSEC: automated rootkit detection and centralized agent architecture. Built for host-based intrusion detection. Compare File Integrity Monitoring alternatives.Product type
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
High-Performance SIEM Correlation & Threat DetectionOSSEC
Open-Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)Best for
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Financial Services, Defense, Government, Energy, Telecommunications, Defense & Intelligence, BankingOSSEC
Enterprise IT, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Public Sector, Education, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Contact VendorOSSEC
Contact VendorFree trial
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Free trial: yesOSSEC
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OSSEC
Deployment details
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
On-premises Server; Appliance; Private Cloud; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cluster SoftwareOSSEC
Open Source; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Software Engine; Centralized Server Manager & Client AgentsData residency
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises controlOSSEC
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
- Sub-second event correlation
- Stateful correlation rules
- Asset vulnerability contextualization
- Real-time SOC dashboards
- Compliance audit reports
- Real-time threat correlation
- Advanced cyber attack detection
- SOC triage automation
OSSEC
- Host-based file integrity monitoring (FIM)
- Real-time log analysis and correlation
- Automated rootkit detection
- Active Response automated blocking
- Centralized agent architecture
- Host-based intrusion detection
- File integrity monitoring (FIM)
- Log analysis and correlation
Platform & access
API access
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
API access: yesOSSEC
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
SSO: yesOSSEC
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
RBAC: yesOSSEC
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Multi-tenant: yesOSSEC
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Mobile app: noOSSEC
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OSSEC
Compliance
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OSSEC
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OSSEC
Industries
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OSSEC
Regions
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OSSEC
Vendor
Company
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OpenTextOSSEC
OSSECHeadquarters
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaOSSEC
Open-source project; global communityCompany size
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
20,000+OSSEC
1-10Founded
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
1991OSSEC
2003