Graylog wins two Global InfoSec awards at RSA 2026

Graylog has won two Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defence Magazine for SIEM and central log management. The awards were announced at the RSA Conference 2026.

It received the Hot Company Security Information and Event Management award and the Best Solution Central Log Management award. The recognition comes as security suppliers face closer scrutiny over how they use artificial intelligence in products marketed to security teams.

The awards recognise Graylog's approach to security operations software for smaller and overstretched teams. Its platform combines SIEM with centralised log management, which organisations use to collect, retain and search security and IT data across their systems.

Graylog Security and Graylog Enterprise run on the same platform and are designed to give security teams a single workspace for threat detection, incident investigation and data management. Graylog Security includes entity-centric risk scoring, anomaly detection and AI-assisted summaries, while Graylog Enterprise focuses on large-scale log storage and search.

AI scrutiny

The announcement comes amid a wider debate in cyber security over whether AI features are simplifying analysts' work or adding new layers of complexity. Many security operations teams are dealing with high alert volumes, growing data pipelines and pressure to investigate incidents quickly with limited staff.

Graylog is positioning its newer AI features around explainability and automated investigations rather than autonomous decision-making. The tools are intended to help analysts understand activity in their environments, cut through alert noise and respond more quickly while maintaining human oversight.

Kimber Spradlin, Chief Marketing Officer at Graylog, linked the award win to that approach.

"Security teams are overwhelmed by rising alert volumes, expanding data pipelines, and a wave of 'AI-powered' security tools that often add complexity instead of clarity," said Kimber Spradlin, Chief Marketing Officer at Graylog. "Graylog takes a different approach. We focus on helping analysts quickly understand what's happening in their environment, investigate with confidence, and respond faster. These awards validate our commitment to practical AI that helps security teams finish the work,"

Platform focus

SIEM products are used to collect and analyse security events from across networks, applications and endpoints. Central log management tools, meanwhile, help companies bring together large volumes of machine data for operational, compliance and security purposes.

By winning in both categories, Graylog is underlining its effort to serve customers that want both functions in one environment. Its platform is aimed at helping teams move from an alert to an investigation more quickly, while also handling retention and search across high volumes of data.

Graylog is also introducing new explainable AI and automated investigation functions. The announcement provided no further technical detail beyond an emphasis on summarising dashboards, prioritising risks and automating parts of analyst workflows.

Graylog says it is used by more than 60,000 organisations worldwide. That footprint places it in a crowded market where suppliers are trying to distinguish themselves as customers become more selective about the practical value of AI features in cyber security products.

Awards from industry publications are common across the cyber security sector, but vendors often use them to support broader product positioning at major industry events. In this case, Graylog is tying the recognition to a message that security tools should reduce operational burden rather than increase it.

The company describes its technology as a way to help security and IT teams detect and investigate threats faster with explainable AI that summarises dashboards, prioritises risks and automates workflows without removing human control.