# LogRhythm SIEM

> LogRhythm is the cybersecurity company founded in 2003 that merged with Exabeam in July 2024. Its name survives in LogRhythm SIEM, a self-hosted platform for collecting security logs, detecting threats, investigating incidents, automating responses, and preparing compliance evidence.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Broomfield, United States
- **Founders:** Chris Petersen (Co-founder; former CTO and chief product officer), Phillip Villella (Co-founder and chief scientist (historical))
- **Products:** LogRhythm SIEM, SmartResponse, LogRhythm Intelligence, Open Collector and Beats, Professional services and education
- **Notable:** Developed a SIEM business serving thousands of organizations, according to historical investor material., Completed its merger with Exabeam on July 17, 2024., Self-hosted SIEM development continued through version 7.26.0 in October 2026.

## Products & services

- **LogRhythm SIEM** — Self-hosted log management, correlation, investigation, response automation, and compliance reporting; deployment can use infrastructure in a customer-managed cloud.
- **SmartResponse** — Embedded response automation and integrations for investigative actions and countermeasures.
- **LogRhythm Intelligence** — Cloud-native behavioral analytics add-on that analyzes forwarded logs in Exabeam and returns detections to LogRhythm SIEM.
- **Open Collector and Beats** — Collection components connecting supported external services to the SIEM.
- **Professional services and education** — Deployment assistance, support, and technical training within the Exabeam portfolio.

## Achievements

- Developed a SIEM business serving thousands of organizations, according to historical investor material.
- Completed its merger with Exabeam on July 17, 2024.
- Self-hosted SIEM development continued through version 7.26.0 in October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October release introduces in-place OpenSearch migration, self-service reporting, enterprise AI collectors, and a community MCP server.
- **2026-08** — Documentation lists SIEM 7.25.0.1067, dated August 17.
- **2026-07** — SIEM 7.25.0 GA is listed on July 1 in the documentation index.

## Links

- Website: https://www.exabeam.com/platform/logrhythm-siem/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/logrhythm/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LogRhythm
- GitHub: https://github.com/logrhythm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/logrhythminc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LogRhythmInc/

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