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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading December 2020
Security
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading December 2020

These monthly postings will feature the favorite security-centric presentations, white papers and customer case studies from various peeps in the Splunk (or not) security world that WE think everyone should read. If you would like to read other months, please take a peek at previous posts in the "Staff Picks" series!
Dashboards Beta v0.9: All Things Inputs
Tips & Tricks
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Dashboards Beta v0.9: All Things Inputs

The Splunk Dashboards app (beta) v0.9 comes with an updated UI for configuring dashboard inputs, and additional example dashboards! This blog contains tips and tricks for setting up your dashboard inputs.
Splunk Connect for Syslog: Turnkey and Scalable Syslog GDI - Part 3
Tips & Tricks
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Splunk Connect for Syslog: Turnkey and Scalable Syslog GDI - Part 3

Get a closer look at the specifics of Splunk Connect for Syslog configuration, including a review of the local (mounted) file system layout and the areas in which you will be working.
Splunk Connect for Syslog: Turnkey and Scalable Syslog GDI - Part 4
Tips & Tricks
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Splunk Connect for Syslog: Turnkey and Scalable Syslog GDI - Part 4

In the final installment of this four-part blog series on Splunk Connect for Syslog, we'll walk through the configuration of an entirely new data source – one that SC4S does not address out of the box.
Genesys + Splunk = Complete Control Over Your Contact Center
Platform
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Genesys + Splunk = Complete Control Over Your Contact Center

Splunk released the Genesys App for Splunk, which allows customers to get real-time insights into agent status, agent performance, and queue performance of your Genesys Engage contact center environment via API integration with one or more of your Genesys Pulse instances. Today, we're exploring what's inside the Genesys App for Splunk.
Using Splunk to Detect Sunburst Backdoor
Security
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Using Splunk to Detect Sunburst Backdoor

The Sunburst Backdoor threat truly burst on the scene as a send off for 2020. The good news is that the Splunk Security team has produced detections you can run in Splunk Enterprise Security to help you protect your environment from this sophisticated threat.
Prometheus Direct Integration Comes to Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring
Observability
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Prometheus Direct Integration Comes to Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring

A typical Prometheus environment consists of integrations that scrape your applications for four metric types; counters, gauges, summaries, and aggregated histograms. A central server is required to pull each of the endpoint resources and aggregate them.
Experience Your Data in 3D with Splunk VR
Platform
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Experience Your Data in 3D with Splunk VR

Splunk VR unlocks a new world of possibilities for analyzing and understanding your data. Learn more about how you can leverage Splunk VR to give your workflow an infinite canvas, free your data exploration from limited monitor screens and display as much information as you want around you.
Jingle Bell SOC? Driving 127.0.0.1 for Christmas? Your IT festive jokes from Splunk
Splunk Life
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Jingle Bell SOC? Driving 127.0.0.1 for Christmas? Your IT festive jokes from Splunk

'Tis the season to be jolly. So let's kick off the holidays with a selection of Splunk's Matt Davies' finest festive Dad jokes with a geeky twist.