AlienVault OSSIM is an open-source SIEM that provides what capabilities?

• A. AlienVault OSSIM
• B. Snort
• C. zIPS
• D. Wifi Inspector

Answer: (A)

OSSIM is a SIEM that delivers centralized security monitoring by collecting logs and events from across the network, normalizing them, and correlating them to reveal meaningful security incidents. It provides actionable alerts with context about the affected asset, potential vulnerabilities, and related activity, plus dashboards and reports for ongoing visibility and compliance. It also integrates asset discovery and vulnerability assessment, and includes IDS-like capabilities, so you get a cohesive view of risk and incidents from multiple sources in one place. This combination of collection, normalization, correlation, and integrated security data is what makes OSSIM a complete SIEM, not just a single security tool.