Carl Parker, Author at Somerford Associates

What is Varonis’ Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)?

Somerford Blog What is Varonis’ Database Activity Monitoring? Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 09/09/2025 Once again, Varonis has expanded its security capabilities as it now introduces next-generation Database Activity Monitoring (DAM). This comes after Varonis acquired Cyral earlier this year. The Cyral cloud-native DAM solution fits rather perfectly with Varonis security offerings, allowing Varonis customers […]

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What’s New in Splunk Enterprise Version 10?

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog What’s New in Splunk Enterprise Version 10? Author: Nik Wadge Release Date: 08/09/2025 Splunk released version 10.0.0 on 28th July to surprisingly little fanfare; therefore, it arrived slightly under our radar. However, this is definitely not a version to be ignored, and today we’re going to take a high-level look at what’s new

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Why Choose Splunk Observability Cloud?

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog Why Choose Splunk Observability Cloud? Author: Owais Ghaffar Release Date: 28/08/2025 Understanding Observability: More Than Just Monitoring Modern IT environments are sprawling, dynamic, and increasingly complex. From containerised microservices to hybrid cloud infrastructure, the sheer scale and fluidity of today’s systems present a unique challenge: ensuring performance, availability, and reliability without getting buried

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Lunch, Log ‘n’ Learn: Splunk Observability Cloud Series

Events / By Carl Parker

Webinar Series Lunch, Log ‘n’ Learn: Splunk O11Y Cloud “How Splunk Observability Cloud transforms performance into resilience.” 22 Oct, 29 Oct & 5 Nov — Virtual, GoToWebinar 12 PM – 12:30 PM BST/GMT / 3 PM – 3:30 PM GST (+1 Hour GMT) Attend and enjoy a free lunch voucher (UK only) REGISTER ➔ Featuring:

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Why Cisco XDR is Your Cybersecurity Game Changer

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog Why Cisco XDR is Your Cybersecurity Game Changer Author: Andy Molloy Release Date: 11/08/2025 Navigating the Complex Cybersecurity Landscape Every organisation is at risk of an escalating barrage of sophisticated cyber threats, from AI-powered phishing to ransomware, expanding attack surfaces across cloud, internet of things (IoT) and hybrid work environments. This can lead

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From Insight to Impact: A Deeper Dive into Behavioral Science in Cybersecurity

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Optimising and Scaling your Confluent Cluster

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog Optimising and Scaling your Confluent Cluster Author: Oscar Moores Release Date: 04/08/2025 Confluent is not just software – Founded by the minds behind Apache Kafka, it is an array of many different interlinked physical and logical components: brokers, topics, partitions, ksqldb servers, Kafka streams applications, producers and consumers (just to name a few)

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Delinea & Splunk: A Cybersecurity Power Duo

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog Delinea & Splunk: A Cybersecurity Power Duo Author: Josh Gonasella-Brown Release Date: 31/07/2025 Cybersecurity is no easy task. Between external threats, insider risks, and ever-evolving compliance regulations, IT teams must constantly stay ahead of the game. That’s where Delinea and Splunk come in. Individually, they offer powerful security solutions. Together, they create a

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DSPM vs DLP: What is the Difference?

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog DLP vs DSPM: What is the Difference? Author: Bill Balfour Release Date: 25/07/2025 I was on the way to the airport when the email came in from the Marketing team asking me to write a blog about the difference between DLP and DSPM. There I was, stood at the dreaded security line, shoes

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How Varonis Protects ChatGPT Enterprise Users Against AI Security Risks

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog How Varonis Protects ChatGPT Enterprise Users Against AI Security Risks Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 24/07/2025 The Varonis SaaS Data Security Platform has recently extended its capabilities to integrate with ChatGPT Enterprise, enabling organisations to better adopt AI more securely. ChatGPT Enterprises uses a ‘connected apps’ method to gain access to company data;

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