SP6 Blog
Welcome to the Evolution of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification – CMMC 2.0
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.
Identifying and Preventing Payroll Fraud: Phantom Employees
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
Splunk Cloud Responsibilities: What Do I Manage and What Does Splunk Manage?
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,
Identifying and Preventing Payroll Fraud: Payroll Diversion
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
A Splunk Engineer’s Guide to Migration
As a Splunk Professional Services consultant I have the good fortune of working with really smart and experienced engineers, and the combination of smart and experienced means they’re trying to be as ready as they can for what comes next. In this blog, we’ll discuss how to prepare for a Splunk migration.
Adapting a Deployment Server to Growing Organizations
What do you do if you have a large number of Deployment Servers (DS) and want to separate business units into different serverclasses? In this article, we will discuss steps you can take to adapt your (DS) to your growing organization.
Splunk Interaction Analytics App
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.
ITSI – Do I Dashboard or Glass Table???
Designing Glass Tables and/or Dashboards is a critical element in your ITSI configuration. The correct implementation will help communication to your visualization audience/consumer. Let’s discuss a few points to help steer your decision making process.
If You’re Thinking About Deploying Splunk, Here’s What You Need to Know
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
Things to Ponder: Splunk conf files -> Lessons Learned
In a Splunk environment, Splunk operations are controlled by configuration files (conf files). Configuration of the file settings are essential to the proper running of the Splunk instance. In this article, we walk through how to properly configure the file settings to ensure that your Splunk instance is running optimally.
