What is QRadar?

 IBM QRadar is an enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) product. It collects log data from an enterprise, its network devices, host assets and operating systems, applications, vulnerabilities, and user activities and behaviors.

How much does QRadar cost?

IBM Security QRadar pricing at a glance

QRadar SIEM is licensed based on Events Per Second (EPS). The starting price for an all-in-one virtual appliance with 100 EPS is $10,700, and the starting price for QRadar on Cloud with 100 EPS is $800/month. Volume discounting is available.

How does QRadar Siem work?\

The core functionality of QRadar SIEM is focused on event data collection, and flow collection. Flow data is network activity information or session information between two hosts on a network, which QRadar translates in to flow records.

What is a QRadar offense?

IBM® QRadar® uses rules to monitor the events and flows in your network to detect security threats. When the events and flows meet the test criteria that is defined in the rules, an offense is created to show that a security attack or policy breach is suspected.

What are the components of QRadar?

QRadar component types

• QRadar Console. The QRadar Console provides the QRadar product interface, real-time event and flow views, reports, offenses, asset information, and administrative functions. 
• Event Collector.
• QRadar QFlow Collector.
• Flow Processor