Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion

In a blockbuster deal that could shake up the cybersecurity market, Cisco announced this morning that it will acquire Splunk for $28 billion. If the deal clears regulatory hurdles, it would give Cisco a big position in the market for centralized cybersecurity management solutions like security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation […]

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September 21, 2023
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WELA (Windows Event Log Analyzer)

Windows Event Log Analyzer wants to be the Swiss Army knife of Windows event logs. At the moment, WELA’s best feature is that it can make an easy-to-understand timeline of logins to help with fast forensics and incident reaction. WELA’s logon timeline generator will combine only the useful information from multiple logon log entries (4624, […]

August 24, 2023
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Five Ways to Configure a SIEM for Accurate Threat Detection

A security information and event management (SIEM) system is about as complicated as a security tool can get, pulling in log and threat data from a wide range of sources to look for signs of a cyber attack. Not surprisingly, they can be challenging to manage. A recent Gurucul survey of over 230 security pros […]

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June 6, 2023
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