.conf2015, LAS VEGAS - September 22, 2015 - Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), provider of the leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence, today announced a leap forward in detecting and responding across the entire lifecycle of modern security attacks. Splunk® Enterprise Security 4.0, formerly named the Splunk App for Enterprise Security, includes major updates to help organizations track attackers’ steps through streamlined ad hoc analyses and event sequencing. Splunk is also announcing Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA), a new solution developed from the acquisition of Caspida, Inc. Splunk UBA delivers out-of-the-box capabilities driven by machine learning and advanced analytics to detect cyberattacks and insider threats. Splunk Enterprise Security 4.0 and Splunk UBA will be generally available by October 31, 2015.

“When critical networks are under assault, every second counts. Splunk security solutions give an edge to security teams by improving attack and breach detection and incident response,” said Haiyan Song, senior vice president of security markets, Splunk. “Many customers consider Splunk solutions to be their nerve center for security because they help enable teams to leverage their entire security technology stack and utilize their data to detect, understand and take rapid, coordinated action across the organization. Splunk Enterprise Security lets analysts visually correlate events over time and communicate details of multi-stage attacks. Splunk UBA uses machine learning to help spot the most dangerous offenders - advanced attackers including malicious insiders.”

“Splunk is the trailblazer in security analytics and is continuing its path of innovation with Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk UBA,” said Robert Herjavec, Founder and CEO, Herjavec Group. “Splunk solutions continue to help us protect our clients from rapidly changing attack techniques. Splunk Enterprise Security 4.0 represents another significant step in how we help our clients tackle multi-stage attacks while Splunk UBA promises to illuminate anomalies using disparate machine data to defend against the most dangerous breaches, those responsible for most of the headlines.”

”Splunk continues to address analytics-driven security through product developments and strategic acquisitions,” said Scott Crawford, research director, 451 Research. “Splunk Enterprise Security is designed to help practitioners conduct more efficient investigations and provides a new open framework that further supports a growing ecosystem of partners. Splunk User Behavior Analytics extends threat detection for customers through data science and machine learning.”

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