Editor’s Note: This article is co-authored by Barry Duncan, Team Lead, Professional Services Observability; and Chase Yates, Practice Manager, Security. A common problem technology teams face is the high volume of noise in their environments and the resulting alert fatigue. Items clamoring for an analyst’s attention can include: Threats Anomalies Incidents Notable Events According to […]
Many people are surprised to discover how prevalent employee fraud – including timecard fraud – is in our country. It can be found at businesses of all sizes and in nearly every industry. Consider these statistics from the ACFE 2020 Report to the Nations, released by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners: Occupational fraud costs […]
Back in September, we wrote a blog about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. In it, we explained how the Department of Defense introduced CMMC in 2019 to strengthen cybersecurity standards for Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. CMMC builds a set of cybersecurity requirements into acquisition programs. It’s designed to help provide the DoD with confirmation that firms within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) are meeting those requirements. Why a Change from CMMC 1.0 to 2.0? […]
SP6 “What You Need to Know” Series (Article 2 of 3) No business is immune to payroll fraud. It costs U.S. companies millions of dollars each year. Despite its prevalence, many organizations have no idea they’re victims of this type of theft. That’s because it can be extremely difficult to detect. Consider these facts: According to the 2020 Report to the Nations released by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), organizations […]
Are you considering Splunk’s cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution? If so, you’re in good company. Splunk Cloud is an increasingly popular alternative to deploying Splunk on-premises, or in your own cloud environment. This is because Splunk Cloud: You might be thinking that adopting Splunk Cloud will free your organization of any Splunk Cloud responsibilities. However, that […]
SP6 “What You Need to Know” Series (Article 1 of 3) You may be surprised to discover how widespread payroll fraud is. It’s a white-collar crime affecting businesses of all sizes and touching nearly every industry. Consider the following: According to the FBI, $3.5 billion was reported lost in the U.S. as a result of payroll […]
To say a lot has change in 2020 is an understatement. The world we live in and work in has dramatically changed these past few months and some changes might last even longer. But even in this unpredictable world, we still look at data to help us solve our problems.
No matter the size of your organization, deploying Splunk in your environment is a big decision. After all, it can scale from very small to very large. Furthermore, it can be used as an on-premise hardware, or as a service to run within the Cloud. Perhaps you’re wondering if you should go with Splunk Enterprise […]
Many Splunk customers start with a single disk for storing Indexes and then want to make changes. In this guide we will discuss the steps to move hot/warm buckets onto faster disks and move cooler buckets to cheaper storage.
Do you have a custom data source you’d like to import into Splunk? Welcome to the world of sourcetypes.
In this blog, we help you navigate the process of creating sourcetypes, from assessment to configuration.
