Apr 4, 2019 | Information Security, Professional Services, Splunk
By: Justin Fimlaid Technology is making it easier to build your own SOC Many organizations are considering building their own security operation center. This desire to do-it-yourself style security operations center marks a change in the industry. There is a variety...
Feb 20, 2019 | Information Security, Professional Services, Splunk
By: Justin Fimlaid I’ve said it a lot over the last couple years, the legacy black-box Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) model is dying a slow death. I wish I had a nickel for each time I heard someone say they are dissatisfied with their black-box...
Feb 12, 2019 | Information Security, RSA Archer, Splunk
By: Justin Fimlaid When it comes to Security Technology and Security Technology configurations — let’s say “I’ve seen some head scratching stuff”. I see some shops with all the toys and in some cases multiple pieces of the same security...
Jan 31, 2019 | Professional Services, Splunk
By: Justin Fimlaid If you are looking to leverage Splunk for Security, there’s a couple ways to approach this task. In this post I’ll be explaining some of the differences between Splunk Enterprise Security and Security Essentials. What is Splunk? Splunk...
Dec 13, 2018 | Compliance, Information Security, Risk Management, Splunk
Is a MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider) right for your Organization? By: Justin Fimlaid I think the easy answer is: it depends. A lot of factors play into whether this strategic partnership fits for you. An maybe a hybrid or co-managed model works best when you...
Sep 27, 2018 | Information Security, Professional Services, Splunk
By: Dan Potter, Senior Security Engineer If you’re just getting started be sure to check out Part 1 and 2 of our series: Data Onboarding Success Part 1 – Success with Syslog-NG and Splunk, The Install and Setup. Data Onboarding Success Part 2 – Success with Syslog-NG...
Aug 23, 2018 | Professional Services, Splunk
By: Dan Potter, Security Engineer Many organizations already leverage syslog for data collection. It’s easy to get up and running and get data logged to a file. However, when it comes to bringing this data in to Splunk, there are a few things that can help with...
