Managed SIEM Services (MLA)

By most definitions, yes — RADICL Managed Log Analytics (MLA) is a managed SIEM. It collects logs from every source across your environment, normalizes them into a consistent schema, stores them for compliance, and lets you search them using plain English or ES|QL. The key difference is that MLA is built for what SIEMs do best (search, investigation, and proving compliance) without requiring your team to become SIEM engineers to get real value from it.

Detection and response live in RADICL MDR, where dedicated operators and real-time analytics handle active threats. Together with MLA, they give you the full power of an enterprise SIEM without the operational overhead or enterprise-grade price tag.

MLA is designed to satisfy several key CMMC Level 2 assessment requirements out of the box. It directly supports AU.L2-3.3.1 (log retention), AU.L2-3.3.5 (audit log review), and IR.L2-3.6.2 (incident response) by providing a centralized, tamper-evident log store with automated 1-year archiving. When a C3PAO assessor asks for a central log repository, verifiable records, or on-demand historical data pulls, MLA has the evidence ready. The RADICL vSOC also monitors log ingestion health 24/7, so there are no silent gaps that could surface as audit failures.

MLA and MDR serve distinct but complementary roles. MLA (Managed Log Analytics) is your system of record; it collects, normalizes, retains, and makes logs searchable for investigation and compliance. MDR (Managed Detection & Response) is your active defense layer; it's where RADICL's vSOC (Virtual Security Operations Center) monitors for threats, fires alerts, and drives response actions in real time.

Think of MLA as the forensic archive and investigation platform, and MDR as the always-on detection engine. Most organizations benefit from pairing both: MDR catches active threats while MLA provides the historical visibility and assessment-ready evidence that compliance assessors require. Used together, they function as a complete "SIEM for Security Operations" without requiring you to build an internal security engineering team.

Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel often appear cost-effective at first glance, but the real bill grows quickly once you factor in ingestion costs, data connector fees, egress charges, and notebook fees.

RADICL MLA uses flat-rate pricing per GB/day; no hidden fees, no per-connector charges, and no surprises at renewal. You know exactly what you're paying before you sign. For defense contractors and growing businesses operating under tight budgets, that predictability is a significant operational advantage over legacy SIEM pricing models.

No. MLA is built for IT generalists, not SIEM specialists. Its AI-enabled Natural Language Search lets anyone on your team ask questions like "Who logged in from outside the U.S. last week?" and get immediate, actionable answers — no query language required. For teams that want more advanced control, ES|QL is also available.

Our goal is to put security investigation within reach of the people who already manage your environment, without requiring expensive SIEM training or dedicated analysts just to run a basic search.

Silent log failures are one of the most common, and most dangerous, gaps in security operations. If a source stops reporting and no one notices, you lose visibility and create compliance gaps that assessors will find.

RADICL's vSOC monitors your log ingestion 24/7, not just the platform itself. If a source goes quiet, the vSOC catches it and drives remediation before it becomes an assessment failure or an attacker exploits the blind spot. This managed ingestion health monitoring is a core part of MLA, because a log management platform is only as valuable as the data actually flowing into it.