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What Is a SOC? Security Operations Centers: A Complete Overview

Mar 31, 2025 By Chrissy Kidd In Splunk
When it comes to your cybersecurity and daily security operations, a security operations center (SOC) is the central place for all these activities. In this in-depth SOC explainer, we’ll look at: And if you’re wondering whether you really need an SOC for your organization, the answer is probably yes. Read on and you’ll see why — and how.
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Sinister SQL Queries and How to Catch Them

Mar 28, 2025 By Splunk Threat Research Team In Splunk
SQL Server is more than just a database—it's a powerful platform that can be leveraged by attackers for system access, persistence, and code execution. While organizations focus on protecting their valuable data, they often overlook the inherent capabilities within SQL Server that make it an attractive target for adversaries looking to establish footholds in Microsoft environments.
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The OWASP Top 10 Explained: Today's Top Risks in Web Apps and LLMs

Mar 27, 2025 By Kayly Lange In Splunk
Over the past few years, cyberattacks have escalated to unprecedented heights. Just last year, in 2024, 94% of organizations reported being the victims of phishing attacks. And in the first five weeks of 2025, ransomware attacks increased by 149% in the first 5 weeks of 2025. Organizations and users need help understanding and navigating these changing risks to fight against the rising tide of cybercrimes. Thankfully, that is exactly what The OWASP Foundation aims to do.
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SNARE: The Hunters Guide to Documentation

Mar 27, 2025 By Jordan Fuentes In Splunk
Success in threat hunting is vastly different from incident response. Incident responders can measure success in criteria like ticket volume, mean time to close, or escalations. For threat hunting, the number of hunts vs. incidents is not comparable because hunts take longer, and the average time to complete a hunt can vary wildly. More importantly, most hunts will not result in incidents. We can’t use the same metrics! Our critical metrics of success are our outputs/deliverables and documentation.
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The Imperative of Cyber Resilience: Shaping a Secure Future for Public and Private Sectors

Mar 26, 2025 By Frank Dimina In Splunk
When it comes to cyber attacks, it’s no longer a question of if but when. Threat actors aren’t discriminating between the public or private sector — each organization has valuable data, which means every organization is a viable target. In this new threat landscape, digital resilience — the ability to defend against, withstand, and recover from attacks — has become an operational imperative.
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Exploring AI for Vulnerability Investigation and Prioritisation

Mar 26, 2025 By James Hodgkinson In Splunk
The sheer volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is overwhelming. In 2024, there were 39,998 CVEs — an average of 109.28 per day! This constant stream of new threats makes it increasingly difficult for security teams to keep up. Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a possible solution, helping automate vulnerability investigation and prioritisation, allowing teams to more efficiently assess and respond to emerging risks. Do you even have time to skim over 109 CVEs a day?
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Intro to Cisco Secure Application in Splunk AppDynamics

Mar 13, 2025 By Splunk In Splunk
Welcome to this in-depth introduction to Cisco Secure Application in Splunk AppDynamics. In this video, I’ll walk you through how Cisco Secure Application seamlessly integrates with your existing Splunk AppDynamics APM agents to provide real-time security monitoring. We’ll first review the high-level architecture of Cisco Secure Application, and then I’ll show you how to use the Cisco Secure Application dashboard to monitor the security status of applications, business transactions, libraries, vulnerabilities, attacks, and observations.
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Harness Data to Prevent Fraud with Splunk and AWSSPLUNK_AWS_FRAUD_11202024 (1)

Mar 6, 2025 By Splunk In Splunk
In this webinar, you will learn about the influence of data-driven technology on fraud detection and prevention. You will discover how businesses can use AI, machine learning, and big data analytics to proactively identify hazards and monitor transactions in real time. The workshop will provide useful insights into cutting-edge solutions that improve customer security and protect sensitive information, as well as practical tactics and case studies for successfully combating fraud.
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