Frequently asked questions
Get answers to the most commonly asked questions about this product.
FAQ
Getting started with this product
Are there prerequisites to installing UBA?
How do I get my organization's data into UBA?
Does UBA integrate with my other tools?
What is the UBA architecture?
What is anomaly detection?
What is a risk score?
A risk score is the numeric measure of the potential harmfulness of a user's acvitivity. Each anomalous behavior that is detected by UBA is impacts an individual user's risk score.
How long does it take for the Machine Learning (ML) models to train?
Does UBA use IBM Watson?
Can UBA be deployed in QRadar on Cloud?
Pricing
How much does the User Behavior Analytics app cost?
Will I need to upgrade my QRadar deployment to use UBA?
Support
Is UBA officially supported by IBM?
Where can I go for help with UBA?
Security
How does IBM secure the user information in UBA?
Other common questions
What is an insider threat?
What is user behavior analytics (UBA)?
What is machine learning (ML)?
How can machine learning be applied to user behavior?
Machine Learning algorithms can be levereged to learn the patterns of a user's behavior based on their normal activities over the past; and when it detects any deviation from the normal it is classified and marked as anomalous behavior.
What are the top use cases for user behavior analytics?
Why should you use UBA with a SIEM?
UBA gives a lense to analyze all the events, logs and flows generated by employee activities from each individual employee, thereby giving the security analysts a view into any malicious or suspicious activity that any individual may be engaging in.
Where can I learn how to use UBA in my environment?
Complimentary courses are available on the Security Learning Academy and include learning paths for both QRadar admins and analysts.