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What Is Platform Engineering?
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What Is Platform Engineering?

Platform engineering is suddenly everywhere, with DevOps experts pivoting to this new approach. Is it a short-term trend, or here to stay? Let’s find out.
Splunk Data Stream Processor
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Splunk Data Stream Processor

Learn about Splunk Data Stream Processor (DSP) in this blog post.
Using Workflow Actions & OSINT for Threat Hunting in Splunk
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Using Workflow Actions & OSINT for Threat Hunting in Splunk

Two things will make you a more efficient & effective security analyst: OSINT and workflow actions in Splunk. We've got you covered in this article.
Splunk Partners with Internet2 to Make Solutions More Accessible for the Academic Research and Education Community
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Splunk Partners with Internet2 to Make Solutions More Accessible for the Academic Research and Education Community

Working closely with the Internet2 NET+, Splunk Service Advisory Board and Carahsoft, Internet2 NET+ Cloud Services has added Splunk Cloud to the NET+ Program.
Visible Risks Assessments in the Financial Services Industry
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Visible Risks Assessments in the Financial Services Industry

This blog entry provides a proposal to add risk scores to all relevant Financial Services reports within a firm that will provide compliance and risk management departments more KPIs to make decisions faster. The reports come from Splunk dashboards. Several examples are listed and prescription on how to do this is provided.
Spear Phishing & How To Prevent It
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Spear Phishing & How To Prevent It

Highly targeted spear phishing attacks focus on specific individuals in businesses. Are you one of them? Are you being targeted? Find out here.
Splunk Insights: Investigating the 3CXDesktopApp Supply Chain Compromise
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Splunk Insights: Investigating the 3CXDesktopApp Supply Chain Compromise

In this Splunk blog post, we aim to equip defenders with the necessary tools and strategies to actively hunt down and counteract this campaign. Additionally, we will offer some resilient analytic ideas that can serve as a foundation for future threat detection and response efforts.
Who's the Boss? EMEA Boss Of The SOC DAY 2023
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Who's the Boss? EMEA Boss Of The SOC DAY 2023

Boss of the SOC (BOTS) is Splunk’s blue-team capture the flag-esque competition in which defenders use Splunk’s suite of security products to find APT threats, discover attacks and figure out what happened to our favorite virtual organization “Frothly Brewing Co.”
Data Centers: The Ultimate Guide To Data Center Cooling & Energy Optimization
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Data Centers: The Ultimate Guide To Data Center Cooling & Energy Optimization

Because data contribute heavily to carbon emissions (thus overall climate change), they are the perfect place to optimize and reduce energy usage.