Cyber Insights · Episode 7

Demystifying SIEM, XDR & SOAR for Real-World Security

Leigh Cockell, Principal Sales Engineer, ConnectWise
· 36 min
  • Why SIEM is still the alarm system every business needs
  • How XDR extends protection beyond endpoints
  • What SOAR automation can and can't do for response times

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SIEM, XDR and SOAR dominate security conversations. What do they mean in practice, and how do they fit together?

Leigh Cockell, Principal Sales Engineer at ConnectWise, joins Ronan Murray, Rory Higgins and Ian Finlayson to break down the differences, overlaps and practical use cases of each, and how they fit into a modern security stack.

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Leigh Cockell
Principal Sales Engineer, ConnectWise

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  • Why SIEM is still the alarm system every business needs
  • How XDR extends protection beyond endpoints
  • What SOAR automation can and can't do for response times
  • How a SOC turns millions of logs into actionable insight
  • How AI is changing both the attack surface and the defence playbook
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