Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Answered: Your Most Burning Questions About Planning And Operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK

Hey There, Recently we ran a webinar ( English | German | French) in which we showed how Security Operations Teams can plan based on the MITRE ATT&CK Navigator, a threat-centric defense strategy. We also demonstrated how to operationalize it with content from the Splunk Security Essentials app via Splunk Enterprise Security. We received so many questions from attendees during the session that we weren’t able answer them all.

C-Suite Reporting with Log Management

When security analysts choose technology, they approach the process like a mechanic looking to purchase a car. They want to look under the hood and see how the product works. They need to evaluate the product as a technologist. On the other hand, the c-suite has different evaluation criteria. Senior leadership approaches the process like a consumer buying a car.

Why Is Normalizing Log Data in a Centralized Logging Setup Important: Operations & Security

The phone rings. Your email pings. Your marketing team just told you about a flood of messages on social media and through live chat that there’s a service outage. You thought your Monday morning would be calm and relaxed since people are just returning from the weekend. How do you start researching all of these incoming tickets? How do you know which ones to handle first? Is this just a hardware failure, or are you about to embark on a security incident investigation like Log4j?

Best practices for reducing sensitive data blindspots and risk

Modern applications log vast amounts of personal and business information that should not be accessible to external sources. Organizations face the difficult task of securing and storing this sensitive data in order to protect their customers and remain compliant. But there is often a lack of visibility into the sensitive data that application services are logging, especially in large-scale environments, and the requirements for handling it can vary across industries and regions.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2022-APR-19 MS-RPC Vulnerability, Lazarus, Pipedream

This week Audra Streetman, Ryan Kovar, and Mick Baccio from Splunk discussed the latest security news, including the MS-RPC vulnerability CVE 2022 26809, a CISA alert about the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group, and Sunday's 60 Minutes episode on the threat of Russian cyberattacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. Mick and Ryan also competed in a 60 second charity challenge to explain why Americans should be concerned about the potential for a Russian cyberattack targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.

The Upsurge in Ransomware Attacks in Australia and Opportunities to Protect Data

There are rare occasions when you open the news and don't find anything about cybersecurity in the headlines. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Australia has dealt with a cyberattack every 8 minutes in the financial year 2020-21, with over 67,500 cases of cybercrime registered in the same year. Studies indicate that ransomware is one of the most frequent and damaging types of malware leveraged by cybercriminals.

Tools for Threat Hunting and IT Service Risk Monitoring

Cybersecurity can often seem intimidating for IT teams. After all, things like “threat hunting,” “red teaming,” and “blue teaming” are not used in IT operations. On the other hand, just because these words are terms of art doesn’t mean that they’re activities you don’t do already. You’re probably already using log data as part of your IT operations incident response.

Use Service Design in Operations Management to Enhance Security

As an IT operations manager, you spend a lot of your time mitigating service outages and service level risks. You worked diligently to get the right people, products, processes, and partners in place to meet your goals. You managed to ensure continued uptime. You’ve reduced the number of tickets and the cost per ticket. And for your efforts, you’re rewarded with managing your company’s cybersecurity program. The problem? You’re not a security specialist.