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Q: What is the difference between Elastic Security and a traditional SIEM?

Traditional SIEMs like Splunk or QRadar charge based on data ingestion volume, which can get expensive as log sources grow. Elastic Security is built on open-source Elasticsearch, so you can self-host it and control costs. It also combines SIEM and endpoint detection in one platform, whereas most traditional SIEMs require a separate EDR product.

Q: Does Elastic Security include endpoint protection?

Yes. The Elastic Agent provides endpoint detection and response (EDR) with malware prevention, ransomware protection, and memory threat detection. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The agent also collects endpoint telemetry (process events, file changes, network connections) for investigation in Kibana.

Q: What log sources can Elastic Security ingest?

Elastic Security ingests logs from firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, pfSense), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), endpoint agents, web servers (Nginx, Apache), Office 365, Okta, and many others via pre-built Beats modules and Elastic integrations. Custom log sources can be handled with Logstash pipelines or custom Beats configurations.

Q: Can detection alerts trigger automated responses via API?

Yes. When a detection rule fires, Elastic Security creates an alert in Kibana. These alerts are accessible through the Elasticsearch API, which means you can poll for new alerts or use Kibana's webhook actions to trigger external workflows. An n8n workflow can pick up these alerts and create Jira tickets, send Slack notifications, or call other APIs.

Q: Is Elastic Security free or paid?

The basic SIEM features are available in the free tier of the Elastic Stack. Advanced features like machine learning-based anomaly detection, endpoint response actions, and cross-cluster search require a paid Platinum or Enterprise subscription. Self-hosting is always an option to manage infrastructure costs.

Q: How does Elastic Security handle compliance and audit logging?

Elastic Security can centralise audit logs from across your infrastructure into a searchable index, which supports compliance requirements like PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and the Australian Privacy Act. Kibana dashboards can be configured to show compliance-relevant views, and retention policies can be set to meet your audit trail requirements.

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About Elastic Security

Elastic Security is a security platform built on the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It combines SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) capabilities with endpoint detection and response (EDR) in a single platform. Security teams use it to ingest logs from across their infrastructure, detect threats using pre-built and custom detection rules, and investigate incidents through Kibana’s timeline and analysis tools.

The platform ships with hundreds of pre-built detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, covering common attack techniques across Windows, Linux, macOS, and cloud environments. The Elastic Agent can be deployed on endpoints to provide real-time threat prevention, file integrity monitoring, and process-level visibility. For cloud environments, it integrates with AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs, GCP Audit Logs, and Kubernetes audit events.

For Australian businesses managing security across multiple systems, Elastic Security solves the problem of log data sitting in silos. By centralising security events into Elasticsearch, your team gets a single search interface across firewalls, endpoints, cloud services, and applications. The Elastic Security API also makes it possible to trigger automated responses when threats are detected. Using n8n, you can build workflows that create tickets in Jira, send alerts to Slack, or isolate compromised endpoints when a detection rule fires. If you need help setting up security log ingestion and automated response workflows, our system integration services can design that pipeline.

Elastic Security FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about how Elastic Security consultants can help with integration and implementation

What is the difference between Elastic Security and a traditional SIEM?

Does Elastic Security include endpoint protection?

What log sources can Elastic Security ingest?

Can detection alerts trigger automated responses via API?

Is Elastic Security free or paid?

How does Elastic Security handle compliance and audit logging?

How it works

We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Elastic Security

As Elastic Security consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Elastic Security with integrate and automate 800+ tools.

Step 1

Deploy the Elastic Stack

Set up Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Fleet Server on your infrastructure (self-hosted or Elastic Cloud). Configure your cluster sizing based on expected log ingestion volume. Enable the Security app in Kibana and verify access to the SIEM dashboards and detection rules interface.

Step 2

Install Elastic Agents on Endpoints and Servers

Use Fleet in Kibana to create agent policies for your endpoints (workstations, servers) and deploy the Elastic Agent. Configure the agent policy to enable endpoint security (malware protection, process monitoring) and log collection (system logs, authentication events). Verify agents are checking in and sending data.

Step 3

Ingest Log Sources from Network and Cloud

Add integrations in Kibana for your firewall logs, cloud provider audit trails (AWS CloudTrail, Azure, GCP), identity provider events (Okta, Azure AD), and web server logs. Configure Logstash pipelines for any custom log formats. Verify that events are appearing in the Security app’s event timeline.

Step 4

Enable and Tune Detection Rules

Activate the pre-built detection rules that are relevant to your environment (filter by OS, cloud provider, and attack type). Review the rules’ severity levels and adjust thresholds to reduce false positives based on your environment’s normal behaviour. Create custom rules for threats specific to your organisation.

Step 5

Build Automated Response Workflows with n8n

Create an n8n workflow that polls the Elasticsearch alerts index on a schedule or listens for Kibana webhook notifications. When a high-severity alert is detected, trigger automated responses: create a Jira incident ticket, send a Slack alert to the security channel, and optionally call the Elastic API to isolate the affected endpoint.

Step 6

Set Up Dashboards and Reporting

Build Kibana dashboards for your security team showing alert trends, top detection rule hits, endpoint health status, and log source coverage. Schedule automated reports for weekly security summaries delivered via email. Review and tune detection rules monthly based on alert volume and false positive rates.

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