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Featured Articles
The Imperative of Cyber Resilience: Shaping a Secure Future for Public and Private Sectors
Frank Dimina breaks down the evolving threat landscape and what organizations can do to stay ahead.
Dashboard Studio: Your Dashboards, Now Guest-Friendly
Learn how to share your Studio dashboards with the Publish Dashboard feature.
Exploring AI for Vulnerability Investigation and Prioritisation
Splunker James Hodgkinson explains how AI-driven tools can revolutionize vulnerability investigation and prioritization.
Post-Race Analysis: How Splunk and McLaren Drove Data at Cisco Live
Splunk offered Cisco Live attendees a chance to experience the adrenaline rush of racing at the renowned Zandvoort circuit with a thrilling demonstration of our McLaren partnership.
Embracing Flexibility to Do Great Work
Work in the ways that work for you. Learn how Splunkers define flexibility, and how they work with their teams to make the best work happen.
Learn SPL Command Types: Efficient Search Execution Order and How to Investigate Them
When performing searches, Splunk uses its own language, SPL (Search Processing Language). In this article, we will explain each type of SPL and show you the efficient order in which to run searches and how to use the Search Job Inspector, an investigative tool.
Security
Sinister SQL Queries and How to Catch Them
Discover comprehensive strategies for detecting and mitigating SQL Server attacks.
Infostealer Campaign against ISPs
The Splunk Threat Research Team observed actors performing minimal intrusive operations to avoid detection, with the exception of artifacts created by accounts already compromised.
SNARE: The Hunters Guide to Documentation
Discover the SNARE framework for effective threat hunting documentation.
Security Staff Picks To Read This Month, Handpicked by Splunk Experts
Every month, our Splunk staff of security experts share their favorite reads of the month — this way, you can follow the most interesting, news-worthy, and innovative stories coming from the wide world of cybersecurity.
Hey SDDL SDDL: Breaking Down Windows Security One ACE at a Time
Explore SDDL in Windows security with our comprehensive guide to help enhance your defensive strategy against privilege escalation attacks.
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SIEM: Security Information & Event Management Explained
SIEM is a cybersecurity game-changer, especially for large organizations. Learn key SIEM features and functions & how to choose the right SIEM tool.
IT and Technology Spending & Budgets for 2025: Trends & Forecasts
Tech & IT spending is on the rise in 2025 across the globe. Read more on investment trends and see which regions will spend the most.
What Are SLMs? Small Language Models, Explained
Large language models have changed the world. What about small language models? Learn what SLMs are, how they differ from LLMs, and why SLMs are the future.
Telemetry 101: An Introduction To Telemetry
Telemetry is powerful data that can tell you all sorts of important information. Know what you can do with this useful data — get the full telemetry 101 here.
What are SaaS, PaaS, & IaaS?
Yes, the cloud makes work better. But which cloud model is right for you? Understand how SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS works in this ultimate guide.
What is Observability? An Introduction
In this blog post, we'll look at definitions, best practices, and key concepts around Observability in IT.
Latest Articles
Logs Are For Campfires: Log Data, Big Data, and Splunk Asset & Risk Intelligence
Discover how Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence (ARI) transforms log data into actionable insights. From automated asset discovery to risk and compliance management, ARI empowers organizations with real-time visibility, vulnerability tracking, and proactive threat mitigation. Elevate your security posture today.
Education Empowerment: Insights from the 2024 Splunk Career Impact Report
The 2024 Splunk Career Impact Report shares how Splunk learners who commit to building their skills and earning certifications are laying the groundwork for incredible career success.
What is SQL Injection?
Injecting anything is rarely a good thing. When injection hijacks your SQL and interferes with your primary web systems, you’re in real trouble. Find out here.
Generative AI in 2025: What Is GenAI?
Did ChatGPT or Bard write this article? Are those dogs AI-created? We’ll let you decide, as you read the greatest explainer of Generative AI today.
What Is OpenTelemetry? A Complete Guide
In this article, you'll learn how OpenTelemetry works, how it's used, and its importance in improving your observability practices and overall business operations.
What Is Cloud Infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure runs so much of the world’s daily operations. What is it and what does it mean? Find out in this comprehensive article.
Indicators of Compromise (IoCs): An Introductory Guide
In this post, we’ll discuss indicators of compromise including their types and their relevance to threat intelligence teams.
Introduction to the OpenTelemetry Sum Connector
Uncover the magic of the Sum Connector module in OpenTelemetry! Transform attribute data into clear, insightful metric sums and uncover the buried treasure in your already existing data!
What Is MTTD? The Mean Time to Detect Metric, Explained
MTTD is the average time it takes to detect a fault. In this in-depth article, see why MTTD is not an output of the system, but actually of the entire environment.
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