Carl Parker, Author at Somerford Associates

Splunk Mission Control — Ft. TIM (Threat Intelligence Management)

On-Demand Webinar/Workshop / By Carl Parker

Splunk Mission Control and TIM (Threat Intelligence Management) Introductory Showcase Splunk’s advanced SecOps tools for seamless threat detection, investigation, and response. WATCH ON DEMAND SIGN UP TO MAILING LIST About the Webinar Join Ben Marrable, Splunk Security Strategist at Somerford, as we explore Splunk Mission Control & TIM (Threat Intelligence Management), two of Splunk’s popular […]

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Transform Data into Opportunity – Uncover Splunk with an Immersive Experience in Security and Observability

Events / By Carl Parker

SIGN UP TO MAILING LIST Transform Data into Opportunity – Uncover Splunk with an Immersive Experience in Security and Observability This exclusive and invitation-only showcase gathers experts and visionaries from diverse industries in exploring two immersive tracks Brought to you by: Review Presentations from the Event Everything Observability Observability accelerates problem resolution and detection –

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Splunk 101: Discovery Workshop for Beginners

Events / By Carl Parker

“Hands On” Discovery Workshop Splunk 101 for Beginners How Splunk can provide out-of-the-box monitoring of your on-prem, cloud and hybrid platforms. Thu, Sep 11 and Wed, Nov 12 🇬🇧 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | 🇦🇪 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (During BST: -1 hour from GST) Virtual, Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams hardware requirements for

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What is Splunk’s Universal Forwarder?

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog What is Splunk’s Universal Forwarder? Author: Becca Lambert Release Date: 21/04/2023 SIGN UP TO MAILING LIST The Splunk Universal Forwarder is a streamlined iteration of the Splunk Enterprise software, tailored to facilitate the forwarding of data. Splunk itself serves as a platform, specialising in the exploration, monitoring, and examination of machine-generated data. This

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What is HashiCorp Vault & How Does It Work

What is HashiCorp Vault and How Does it Work?

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog What is HashiCorp Vault? Author: John ‘JJ’ Jarvis Release Date: 21/02/2023 By now, you’ve probably heard about HashiCorp, or at least their flagship product: Terraform, which automates the provisioning of infrastructure through what’s dubbed Infrastructure as Code, or IaC, for short. But HashiCorp offers a number of solutions in this automation space, collectively

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What is Multi-Cloud Security?

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog What is Multi-Cloud Security? Release Date: 14/02/2023 In order to answer the question ‘What is Multi-Cloud Security?’ one would have to define ‘What is Cloud?’ and the answer to the latter differs depending on who you speak to. Back in the day, when clients would say “We are moving to Cloud” they would

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How Varonis Helps with Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft 365

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog How Varonis Helps with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Microsoft 365 Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 06/02/2023 Why Choose Microsoft 365? Microsoft 365 aims to make collaboration easy for many organisations and has really accelerated many businesses adopting remote working as the new normal. Moving data to the cloud has helped many businesses

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Managing Identities in the Public Sector with Okta

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog Managing Identities in the Public Sector with Okta Author: Grace Dolby Release Date: 19/01/2023 The Troublesome Issue of Identity within the Public Sector Managing identities in any organisation can be difficult, but within the public sector it can become even more challenging due to the various constraints on resources, compliance requirements and the

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Drones on Operations: Splunking the Data

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog Drones on Operations: Splunking the Data Summary Drones are a common component of modern warfare. When operating they produce a tonne of machine data which can be ingested into Splunk and used to improve the operational capability of the platform as well as enhancing the commander’s decision-making process. This can be used to

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How Okta Supports the Public Sector with CIAM

Blog / By Carl Parker

Somerford Blog How Okta Supports the Public Sector with CIAM Author: Riley Martin Release Date: 07/12/2022 Almost all of us interact with the Public Sector in one way or another on a day to day basis. From the bus drivers taking commuters to work, to health care professionals, and those that work in and directly

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