After a merger, a security analyst inherits several security platforms-including an endpoint detection suite, a cloud workload protection service, and a secure web gateway-that all generate their own alerts and log files. Currently, the SOC exports weekly CSV reports from each console and manually uploads them to the organization's SIEM so correlation rules can run overnight. The analyst proposes replacing the export-import process by using each product's RESTful API to push events to the SIEM as they occur.
According to best practices for technology and tool integration, what is the primary benefit this API-based approach would provide?
It enables the SIEM to ingest and correlate events in near real-time without manual intervention, improving detection speed.
It guarantees end-to-end encryption for all log data in transit and at rest.
It provides analysts with a unified graphical dashboard for triaging incidents.
It removes the requirement to deploy any log forwarder agents or collectors in the environment.
Connecting security tools to a SIEM through their APIs lets the tools stream events automatically, eliminating manual exports and batch uploads. Continuous, automated ingestion means the SIEM can parse, normalize, and correlate data in near real-time, which shortens detection and response cycles and reduces the possibility of human error. Encryption, collectors, and graphical dashboards may still be necessary, and API ingestion does not remove the need for other security controls.
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