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The University of Exeter – Part 2: “Zero to SIEM” in 8 weeks, the Splunk Deployment 04/09/19 – Author: Baz Donaghue – Certified Splunk Consultant at Somerford Associates The first and subsequent steps on any organisations IT Security journey can be difficult and uncertain at the best of times. To go from little or no […]

Somerford Blog The University of Exeter – Part 1: “Zero to SIEM” in 8 weeks, the Splunk Deployment Author: Baz Donoghue Release Date: 01/08/2019 The first and subsequent steps on any organisations IT Security journey can be difficult and uncertain at the best of times. To go from little or no security use cases and

Somerford Blog Managing Assets in Splunk Enterprise Security Author: Ben Marrable Release Date: 24/03/21 In general, assets tend to be more complex as every environment is different. The first point of call will be whether the business has an up to date CMDB but a lot of the time that’s unfortunately not the case, so

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

Somerford Blog How to Format JSON Data Ready for Splunk Author: Laurence Everitt Release Date: 28/10/2024 Splunk is fantastic at receiving structured data in any format and then making sense of it for output to management and technicians alike, so most Splunk ingesting blogs are in the format, “How do I configure Splunk to work

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