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Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence – a CAASM Solution for Splunk

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At the recent Splunk .Conf in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, we were able to get a detailed demo of Splunk’s new and exciting Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence (Splunk ARI) security solution. What a great solution and one that is much needed within their security solution portfolio. Splunk ARI falls into a category of products known as CAASM – Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management. In this post, we dive a little deeper into what CAASM is, why it is critical tool for your organization and how Splunk ARI can help.

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Splunk Data Integration – Getting Data Out of Splunk

There are several ways of integrating Splunk within your environment or with your cloud service providers. In this post, we will outline some of the many methods you can use to get data out of Splunk. In a related post, we outline some of the many ways to get data into Splunk. Read more

Splunk Data Integration – Getting Data Into Splunk

There are several ways of integrating Splunk within your environment or with your cloud service providers. In this post we will outline some of the many methods you can use to get data into Splunk. In a related post, we will outline some of the many ways to get data out of Splunk. Read more

Maintaining Data Visibility across the Cloud and the Ground

The move to cloud provided services (cloud) has meant a significant shift in where data is generated and stored. No longer is all data generated within the internal boundaries of a company’s own network and data centre (ground). This presents a challenge when it comes to maintaining data visibility and intelligence gathering capabilities – especially from a security and risk perspective. In this post, we will examine several different high-level scenarios and the impact on data visibility of each. Read more

Don’t Neglect Big Data Integration

In the excitement to implement a big data platform like Splunk or Hadoop, many enterprises put data integration on the back-burner or figure it can be ‘worked out’, once the platform is in place. However, data integration is a key part of a successful big data intelligence strategy and must be given appropriate consideration. Read more

The Incredible Hunk – Splunk Analytics for Hadoop

Splunk recently announced a new offering, called Hunk. This is essentially a tool that allows for the exploration, analysis and visualisation of data in Hadoop, using the powerful Splunk interface and search engine common to their Splunk Enterprise offering. Read more