Chrissy Kidd's Blog Posts

Chrissy Kidd is a technology writer, editor, and speaker. The managing editor for Splunk Learn, Chrissy has covered a variety of tech topics, including cybersecurity, software development, and sustainable technology. She's particularly interested in how tech intersects with our daily lives. Connect with Chrissy on her website.

Splunk Open Source: What To Know
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Splunk Open Source: What To Know

Get the latest on open-source products and solutions from Splunk, plus a ton of excellent, free (!!), hands-on resources for exploring with Splunk.
What is Federated Search?
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What is Federated Search?

Searching isn’t as easy as you think: did Google get your request? Are you pinging multiple databases? Is ChatGPT involved? Learn all about federated search here.
Monitoring vs Observability vs Telemetry: What's The Difference?
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Monitoring vs Observability vs Telemetry: What's The Difference?

Don’t be confused, be creative. Observability is a lot more than mere monitoring. In fact, the possibilities are practically endless. Find out more here.
Ransomware Families & RaaS Groups
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Ransomware Families & RaaS Groups

Every 19 seconds a ransomware attack launches. Are these standalone attacks? Are they operating within a ransomware family of shared knowledge? Find out here.
Splunk Universal Forwarder
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Splunk Universal Forwarder

In this blog post you can learn about Splunk Universal Forwarders - what they are, why to use them, how they work, and resources to get started.
Incident Severity Levels 1-5 Explained
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Incident Severity Levels 1-5 Explained

Incident severity levels indicate how an incident impacts your customers, so you can prioritize and respond appropriately. Learn how to define and use them.