For a security analyst, the day begins and ends in the Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM. It’s the central hub for unifying security and observability data, designed to turn a firehose of enterprise-wide events into clear, actionable Insights. But the platform’s AI-driven analytics are only as good as the data they receive. When an alert for a potential web application attack appears, it is often vague and stripped of context. What follows is a frantic, manual investigation that can stretch on for hours as analysts scramble for answers: Is this a real threat or just another benign probe? Which of the hundreds of applications is it targeting? Is that application even vulnerable?

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from AppSec Observer authored by Maarten Buis. Read the original post at: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/application-layer-attack-investigations-in-minutes-sumo-logic-and-contrast-security