Tamara Chacon's Blog Posts

Tamara is a member of Splunk's SURGe team. Before joining Splunk, she worked as a network engineer.

Security Staff Picks To Read This Month, Handpicked by Splunk Experts
Security
2 Minute Read

Security Staff Picks To Read This Month, Handpicked by Splunk Experts

Our Splunk security experts share their favorite reads of the month so you can follow the most interesting, news-worthy, and innovative stories coming from the wide world of cybersecurity.
AI for Humans: A Beginner’s Field Guide
Security
12 Minute Read

AI for Humans: A Beginner’s Field Guide

Unlock AI with the our beginner's field guide. Demystify LLMs, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, exploring their evolution and critical cybersecurity applications.
How To Use CloudTrail Data for Security Operations & Threat Hunting
Security
6 Minute Read

How To Use CloudTrail Data for Security Operations & Threat Hunting

This blog post reviews AWS cloudtrail as a security logging source and how to hunt in it
Hunting with SA-Investigator & Splunk Enterprise Security (SIEM)
Security
4 Minute Read

Hunting with SA-Investigator & Splunk Enterprise Security (SIEM)

Discover how Splunk Enterprise Security and the SA-Investigator add-on empower analysts to streamline threat hunting and incident response. Learn how to pivot across assets, identities, and processes for deep-dive investigations and actionable insights. Happy hunting!
Hunting for Threats in VPCFlows
Security
7 Minute Read

Hunting for Threats in VPCFlows

This article will look at native AWS network telemetry — VPCFlows. We’ll explore what it is, how you can ingest it, and what value it provides from a security perspective.
From Instinct to Insight: Why Metrics Are Essential to Threat Hunting Success
Security
5 Minute Read

From Instinct to Insight: Why Metrics Are Essential to Threat Hunting Success

Splunker Tamara Chacon explores why metrics are critical to threat hunting success.