What Does Security Information Management (SIM) Mean?
Security information management (SIM) is software that automates the collection of event log data from security devices such as firewalls, proxy servers, intrusion detection systems and anti-virus software. This data is then translated into correlated and simplified formats.
SIM products are software agents that communicate with a centralized server, acting as a security console and sending the server information about security-related events. The SIM displays reports, charts and graphs of this information.