Wazuh Consulting
Security – SIEM & XDR
Do you need a SIEM that works reliably day in and day out? Through our Wazuh consulting services, we work with you to set up the platform so you can monitor your infrastructure, detect security incidents, and respond to threats in real time.
Does this sound familiar to you?
The audit is coming up
An auditor or an internal policy requires centralized security monitoring. We need a SIEM, but there’s no budget for Splunk or QRadar.
There is a lack of expertise
Decoders, rules, indexer sizing: Wazuh is powerful but complex. The first test ended with a flood of alerts that no one bothered to look at anymore.
The area is growing
New locations, more servers, more clients. What worked with 20 agents becomes slow, confusing, or crashes when scaled up to 500.
What Wazuh Can Do
Wazuh combines attack detection, file integrity, vulnerability scans, and configuration checks into a single platform.
Detecting Threats Early
Wazuh analyzes logs, system events, and network activity in real time and compares them against detection rules. Suspicious patterns, such as brute-force attacks or unusual processes, are detected before they can cause any damage.
See manipulation immediately
File Integrity Monitoring monitors critical files and directories. You can see which file was changed, when, and by whom. This helps with clarification and serves as evidence during the audit.
Prove compliance
Wazuh continuously checks your systems against hardening guidelines such as the CIS benchmarks and centrally logs security-related events. This provides you with documentation for ISO 27001 audits or GDPR requirements without having to manually gather it each time.
Keeping an Eye on Vulnerabilities and Configuration
The agent detects installed software with known vulnerabilities and highlights deviations from your target configuration. This way, you can see at a glance where SSH root login is still active or which package urgently needs an update.
Fewer Alarms, Faster Response
With carefully configured rules, Wazuh reports only what is truly relevant. Recurring actions, such as blocking an IP address after an attack, can be automated using Active Response.
Your data stays with you
Wazuh runs entirely on your own infrastructure, with no licensing costs and without security data ever leaving an external cloud service.
Why NETWAYS?
We have been operating open-source infrastructures for over 30 years. Our consultants don’t just set up Wazuh—they also explain to your team how it works. This creates a SIEM that you can continue to develop on your own.
This is what Wazuh looks like in everyday life
Wazuh Web Interface
The dashboard consolidates all modules in one place: security events, vulnerabilities, configuration checks, and file integrity.
The “Configuration Assessment” feature regularly checks systems against predefined guidelines (e.g., CIS benchmarks) for hardening and security configuration weaknesses and reports which checks were passed or failed.
The “File Integrity Monitoring” feature monitors specified files and directories for changes (creation, modification, deletion) and reports when and by whom the contents, permissions, or attributes have been changed.
Wazuh Configuration Assessment
The Configuration Assessment regularly checks systems against predefined guidelines (e.g., CIS benchmarks) for hardening and security configuration weaknesses and reports which checks were passed or failed.
This row shows the details of a single failed test. On this system, root login via SSH is currently not disabled.
Here’s How Your Wazuh Consultation Works
We’ll be with you every step of the way, from planning to operation.
Analysis & Concept
We look at your infrastructure and security requirements and plan together which systems should be monitored and which compliance requirements should be covered. From our experience with hundreds of projects, we know the pitfalls. This is how you avoid blind spots and false alarms that obscure real incidents.
Setup & Integration
We roll out Wazuh agents and set up servers, rules, decoders and the dashboard precisely for your teams and systems. A well-thought-out design will save you from costly modifications down the road. From the very beginning, we've focused on a structure that grows along with your environment.
Commissioning & alarming
During the first few weeks, it becomes clear which alarms are genuine alerts and which are just noise. We'll fine-tune the rules until Wazuh only flags items that someone needs to review, and we'll forward the alerts to the appropriate people.
Support & Operations
On request, we can take over ongoing operations completely (outsourcing) or support your team with support and training. Updates, rule maintenance, and availability take up a lot of time internally. We keep your security platform running smoothly so you can focus on your core business.
Start small, make clear progress
Three ways to get started with Wazuh Consulting, each at a fixed price and with concrete results.
Wazuh Review
Are you already running Wazuh? We'll look at it together and show you where it's stuck.- Analysis of your existing installation & architecture
- Checking performance, scaling and agent distribution
- Check your detection rules and alerting
- Concrete, prioritized recommendations for action
- Joint discussion of the results with your team
- Our approach: In a joint day with you, we discuss the open issues, work out our recommendations and finally present the results to you.
- Your result: A clear to-do list that lets you know exactly where things are stuck and what needs to be done next.
Strategy workshop
Together we will clarify what you want to protect and what the best way to do this is.- Recording your requirements, goals and compliance specifications
- Evaluation of your current security and log landscape
- Architecture recommendation suitable for your environment (sizing, indexer, scaling)
- Tooling recommendation (Wazuh & useful additions)
- Concrete implementation roadmap with next steps
- Our approach: In a joint day with you, we discuss the open topics, create the roadmap for your environment and then present the results to you in detail.
- Your result: a resilient plan that your team can use to tackle implementation immediately and without detours.
Proof of concept
We will set up an initial executable security environment with you - for you to touch.- Set up a test environment with real agents of your systems
- Setting up initial dashboards & recognition rules
- Configuration of functioning alarms & reactions
- File Integrity Monitoring for an example system
- Knowledge transfer and training of your team on the environment
- Our approach: In a joint day with you, we discuss the open topics, create a PoC (in cooperation with you) and finally present the result to you.
- Your result: A functioning demo environment as a tangible basis for the decision and the subsequent real system.
Expertise on Wazuh
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Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked Questions About Wazuh & Wazuh Consulting.
What is Wazuh?
Wazuh is an open-source security platform that combines SIEM and XDR. Agents on servers, clients, and VMs collect security data that is analyzed centrally for attack detection, vulnerability scans, configuration checks, and file integrity. You can read more about this in our article What is Wazuh?
How much does a Wazuh consultation cost at NETWAYS?
Wazuh itself is free. To get started, we offer three fixed-price packages: a review of your existing installation (€2,000), a strategy workshop (€4,000), or a proof of concept with real agents from your area (€8,000). We bill larger projects on a time-and-materials basis once we understand your requirements.
Wazuh is free, after all. Why do I need counseling?
The license is free, but operating the system isn't: sizing, deploying agents, configuring rules and decoders, updates, and filtering out false alarms. Without experience, this often takes months. With consulting support, the platform will be up and running faster, and your team will learn how to manage it on their own.
Can I run Wazuh on my own afterward?
Yes, that's the goal in most projects. We set up Wazuh in a way that makes it easy for your team to understand the configuration, and we explain rules, updates, and common error scenarios directly in your environment. If you need assistance later on, our support team will be happy to help.
Why am I getting so many alerts from Wazuh?
Wazuh's default rules are intentionally broad. Unless you configure Wazuh to match your environment, it will also report harmless events, such as scheduled maintenance or known services. The solution is rule tuning: adjust rules, define exceptions, and set appropriate alarm levels. That's exactly what we're looking at in the Wazuh Review.
Does Wazuh help with an ISO 27001 audit?
Wazuh provides much of the evidence that auditors want to see: centrally collected security events, logs of file changes, and regular checks against hardening policies. Wazuh alone does not make you eligible for certification, but it does make it much easier to document compliance. We'll clarify the specific requirements of your audit during the strategy workshop.
Wazuh or Elastic Security: Which Is a Better Fit?
Wazuh excels at monitoring endpoints: vulnerabilities, configuration, and file integrity. Elastic Security really shines when it comes to large volumes of data and flexible log analysis. Both can also be combined. We support both platforms and will recommend the one that's best suited to your environment.
What is the Wazuh Agent, and what does it do?
The Wazuh Agent is a lightweight piece of software that you install on servers, workstations, or virtual machines. It collects security-related data such as system logs, file changes, running processes, and installed software, and sends it to the Wazuh server. There, the data is analyzed to detect attacks, vulnerabilities, and configuration discrepancies. The agent runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and can also take action on its own when instructed by the server—for example, by blocking a suspicious IP address.
How do I install the Wazuh Agent?
To install the Wazuh Agent, first download the installation script or package for your operating system from the official Wazuh website or use the package manager of the respective system (e.g. `apt` for Ubuntu). After installation, configure the agent file (`ossec.conf`) to connect to the Wazuh server by specifying the server IP and other relevant parameters. Finally, start the agent with the command `sudo systemctl start wazuh-agent` and register it with the Wazuh server to activate the data transfer.
