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Featured Articles
Top 5 Reasons to Attend .conf25 in Boston
Here are the top five reasons you won't want to miss Splunk .conf25 – registration is now open.
Enter the SOC of the Future in Splunk’s State of Security 2025
Splunk's State of Security 2025: The Stronger, Smarter SOC of the Future reveals the insights, aspirations, and challenges of security leaders.
AI and the Data Value Challenge: Why It’s Time to Rewrite the Rules of Data Management
Splunk's 'The New Rules of Data Management: Creating Value in the AI Era' report captures trending shifts in data management and examines how organizations are structuring — and should be potentially rethinking — their data strategies.
SOAR on Azure Now Available
Splunk Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) is now available as a native SaaS solution on Azure.
The Splunkie Awards Are Back for 2025 — Let the Nominations Begin!
Nominate data rockstars for the 2025 Splunkie Awards! Recognize customers and partners driving innovation with Splunk.
Imposters at the Gate: Spotting Remote Employment Fraud Before It Crosses the Wire
Remote Employment Fraud actors don’t steal credentials—they’re issued them. This blog explores early detection and why security can’t face this threat alone.
Security
Defending at Machine Speed: Guiding LLMs with Security Context
Enhance LLM performance for cybersecurity tasks with few-shot learning, RAG, & fine-tuning guide models for accurate PowerShell classification.
Splunk Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025
Splunk has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025.
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.
Splunk Security Content for Threat Detection & Response: May Recap
There are 13 new analytics and 4 new analytic stories now available in Splunk Enterprise Security via the ESCU application update process.
Splunk Security Ops: Building the Blueprint for Success
Learn how Splunk Global Security runs ops at scale and enables the business by focusing on what matters—solving problems through data, automation, and collaboration.
Hey SDDL SDDL: Breaking Down Windows Security One ACE at a Time
Explore SDDL in Windows security with our comprehensive guide to help enhance your defensive strategy against privilege escalation attacks.
Learn
SIEM: Security Information & Event Management Explained
SIEM is a cybersecurity game-changer, especially for large organizations. Learn key SIEM features and functions & how to choose the right SIEM tool.
IT and Technology Spending & Budgets for 2025: Trends & Forecasts
Tech & IT spending is on the rise in 2025 across the globe. Read more on investment trends and see which regions will spend the most.
What Are SLMs? Small Language Models, Explained
Large language models have changed the world. What about small language models? Learn what SLMs are, how they differ from LLMs, and why SLMs are the future.
Telemetry 101: An Introduction To Telemetry
Telemetry is powerful data that can tell you all sorts of important information. Know what you can do with this useful data — get the full telemetry 101 here.
What are SaaS, PaaS, & IaaS?
Yes, the cloud makes work better. But which cloud model is right for you? Understand how SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS works in this ultimate guide.
What is Observability? An Introduction
In this blog post, we'll look at definitions, best practices, and key concepts around Observability in IT.
Latest Articles
Expert Guidance for Fraud Detection and Prevention
Splunker Beverly Smart explains why your organization must be prepared to defend against fraud across your technical infrastructure.
ShrinkLocker Malware: Abusing BitLocker to Lock Your Data
The Splunk Threat Research Team shares their findings and methodologies to aid the cybersecurity community in combating ShrinkLocker effectively.
London to Paris Cycle for Prostate Cancer - Day 2
Our Splunkers are officially two days into their epic journey from London to Paris, and what a day it was! With sore legs, aching muscles, and a few bumps along the way, the riders are now in full swing with the end in sight as they navigate the beautiful countryside of France. Read more about the events of Day 2 here.
Fusion Teams: What Are They?
Fusion teams, also known as cross-functional or interdisciplinary teams, come together to work on a specific project or initiative. Get the full story here.
Redundancy vs. Resiliency in IT: What’s The Difference?
In IT systems, redundancy and resiliency are often talked about together and you can’t have one without the other. Get the full story here.
London to Paris Cycle for Prostate Cancer - Day 1
The team of brave Splunkers set out from Splunks Paddington office in London, embarking on their three-day, 375-kilometer journey to Paris, all in the name of raising awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer UK. Read all about Day 1here on Splunk Blogs.
The Final Shell: Introducing ShellSweepX
The Splunk Threat Research Team is excited to announce the final tool in the ShellSweep collection: ShellSweepX.
The Caesar Cipher, Explained
The Caesar Cipher is among the oldest encryption techniques used to communicate securely. It’s simple to use and easy to break, as you’ll see here.
Previous Security Content Roundups from the Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT)
Recap: Learn about the last four quarters of security content from the Splunk Threat Research Team.
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