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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Somerford Blog What Does Splunk Attack Analyzer Do? Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 24/02/2025 In the contemporary digital landscape, malicious actors and adversaries are continuously evolving their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). They relentlessly innovate and devise increasingly sophisticated attacks aimed at circumventing the security measures implemented by legitimate organisations. These attacks can take various
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Splunk Enterprise on AWS – A Perfect Match! Release Date: 27/05/2020 Author: Jamie Turbill So you’ve got Splunk Enterprise on-premises and all around you the applications you use daily are increasingly being deployed in the Cloud. Your business has adopted a cloud migration strategy and now you are scrambling to know where to put Splunk!
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Identify and Respond to Email Threats Faster with KnowBe4’s PhishER Date: 08/09/2022 Author: Andrew Weston Introduction PhishER helps security teams analyse, prioritise and manage emails that employees have reported as suspicious. With PhishER, Information Security teams can identify the most dangerous threats faster and more efficiently. The platform also helps Information Security teams quickly process
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Somerford Blog How to get the best out of Splunk Real Time Searches Author: Laurence Everitt Date: 02/09/22 SIGN UP TO MAILING LIST Linkedin Twitter Youtube In this blog post, I’m going to discuss a recurring issue that we have seen on a number of occasions- Splunk in Real Time – and by that I
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Somerford Blog Deploying Varonis at a Leading Multi-National Organisation Author: Matt Woodhams Release Date: 29/09/2022 SIGN UP TO MAILING LIST Linkedin Twitter Youtube As a Project Manager at Somerford, I am involved in delivering projects across our broad range of partner products. Each project is customer-specific and can involve unique challenges and issues, however there
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Somerford Blog How do Okta & Varonis work together? Author: Grace Maher & Charlotte Fletcher Release Date: 21/10/21 Nearly 44% of cloud privileges are misconfigured. The impact of this is that users often have overly-broad privileges which are mis-assigned due to a security team oversight or malicious activity. This can open up an organisation to
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Somerford Blog What is Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)? Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 28/06/2024 DSPM is a term being used frequently throughout the Security world. DSPM stands for Data Security Posture Management and focuses on improving businesses’ overall security stance when it comes to their data and compliance requirements. Protecting company data and proprietary
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Somerford Blog Why Are ZTNAs Replacing Traditional VPNs? Author: Ben Norcutt Release Date: 27/03/2025 In today’s evolving cybersecurity landscape, traditional Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are increasingly being replaced by Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions. As organisations shift to remote and hybrid work models, securing remote access efficiently and effectively has become a top priority.
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Somerford Blog A Deep Dive into Splunk Mission Control and TIM: Unlocking the Power of Incident Response Author: Jack Hancox Release Date: 30/08/2024 In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, cybersecurity incidents are not a matter of “if,” but “when.” The ability to swiftly detect, investigate, and respond to these incidents is paramount in safeguarding organisations against
