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What is Summary Indexing?

Summary indexing is a process that allows you to search large datasets more efficiently by creating smaller, customized summaries of those datasets to search instead.   Because these new summary indexes have significantly fewer events for your Splunk software to search through, searches run against them complete much faster.  In this article, we’ll breakdown everything you […]

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We introduced the SP6 CMMC Guardian App powered by Splunk to help defense contractors with CMMC compliance.

Introducing the SP6 CMMC Guardian App for Evidence Collecting & Automation 

We’ve said it before: The Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program is extremely complex. Contractors working within the Department of Defense supply chain must create detailed processes to show they can satisfy the DoD’s tightened data security requirements.  As a first step, contractors should focus on successfully auditing their practices and meeting […]

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Here’s How to Get a Handle on Noise and Alert Fatigue

Editor’s Note: This article is co-authored by Barry Duncan, Team Lead, Professional Services Observability; and Chase Yates, Practice Manager, Security. A common problem technology teams face is the high volume of noise in their environments and the resulting alert fatigue.  Items clamoring for an analyst’s attention can include:  Threats  Anomalies  Incidents  Notable Events  According to […]