SAN FRANCISCO - March 17, 2014 - Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), provider of the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, today announced Splunk® Enterprise has been selected as the Best Enterprise Security Solution in SC Magazine’s 2014 Excellence Awards in the U.S. This marks the second consecutive year that Splunk has received recognition from SC Magazine - with Splunk Enterprise being honored in 2013 as SC Magazine’s Best Security Solution in Europe and SC Magazine’s Best SIEM in the U.S. This latest announcement was made February 25, 2014 at the SC Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco. 

“SC Magazine’s expert panel of judges have a strong understanding of today’s most malicious and complex cybersecurity threats, and the solutions required to defeat them. We’re honored to be selected by such a prestigious organization of IT security professionals,” said Haiyan Song, vice president of security markets, Splunk. “Through close collaboration with our customers and a strong investment in R&D, we are committed to ensuring Splunk continuously provides our customers with an agile solution that helps enable them to improve their security posture and protect their confidential data.”

“The annual Excellence Awards is one of the most highly anticipated at the SC Awards ceremony because it represents the leading innovators in today’s evolving security market,” said Illena Armstrong, VP, editorial, SC Magazine. “Splunk can be very proud of this achievement and what it represents.”

The annual SC Awards program, now in its 17th year, is recognized as the most prestigious mark of achievement for information technology (IT) security professionals and products. It showcases the best solutions, services and professionals working to fend off the myriad security threats in today’s corporate world. SC Magazine distinguishes the achievements of the security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the dedicated work of government, commercial and nonprofits. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit www.scmagazineus.com/awards.

Go to the Splunk website to learn more about why more than 2,800 organizations use Splunk Enterprise as a big data security intelligence platform for real-time detection and alerting of known and unknown threats, incident investigation and response, forensics, security and compliance reporting, fraud detection, centralized log management, and more.

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