Design and Deployment of an Automated SIEM Dashboard for Real-Time Log Correlation and ...

Objective: To engineer and demonstrate a scalable Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) dashboard with automated log correlation and real-time alerting for Indian enterprise environments.

Indian enterprises and government organizations increasingly face sophisticated cyber threats, yet often lack integrated visibility into diverse security logs from firewalls, servers, endpoints, and network devices. Manual log analysis is time-consuming and error-prone, leading to delayed detection of breaches, insider threats, and malware activity.

This project aims to build a robust SIEM dashboard tailored for Indian industry needs, capable of ingesting heterogeneous logs, automatically correlating events using rule-based and machine learning techniques, and issuing actionable real-time alerts. The solution leverages open-source technologies and industry-standard log formats for cost-effective deployment.

Key features include centralized log collection (syslog, Windows Event, Apache logs), automated event correlation, customizable alert thresholds, threat intelligence integration, and visual dashboards for security teams. The working model demonstrates log ingestion from multiple sources, correlation against real attack scenarios (phishing, brute-force, malware), and live alerting with reporting capabilities.

Industry impact: Enables small and mid-size Indian firms and critical infrastructure providers to enhance security operations, meet compliance (such as CERT-In guidelines), and scale to larger environments. The project is extensible for future integration with national cyber threat intelligence feeds.