Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

I have worked in a couple of areas of Splunk. Initially, I was part of a monitoring team that used it for security information. I used to monitor security alerts which we used to get on Splunk, which was based on the use cases and we set up specific rules for it. Currently, I am part of the administration of Splunk. Now I onboard different log sources to Splunk. We pass over the logs so that it can be used for the security team.

It helps with security and making sure our infrastructure is compliant. It also allows reporting to be in one centralized location. We can monitor the security logs effectively. It really helps as a cybersecurity element for the company infrastructure to protect us from attacks.

It is quite reliable in terms of data. We have a good amount of licenses currently and find it to be very flexible. It can handle and pull up any amount of data.

Splunk is very fast and user-friendly as well. The UI and design is user friendly. It is easy to understand. 

We can do a lot of things on Splunk. We can integrate a lot of other applications on Splunk. And that can be used for day-to-day security operations. It is easy to use, easy to implement, and it is fast. It is reliable.

Our organization monitors multiple cloud environments. We monitor all the infrastructure and cloud environments of clients.

It is easy to monitor multiple cloud environments with Splunk. You have to get clients onboarded to Splunk first, and then the monitoring part comes last. We have a couple of things that have to be done before the security team starts monitoring. For example, we install the agents and set up the hosting. We get the data from the host, we pass it. It is quite a lengthy process. It is easy, however, we have to do it very carefully and cautiously.

Splunk Enterprise Security provides visibility into different environments.

The solution's insider threat detection capabilities for helping our organization find unknown threats or anomalies in behavior are good. We have multiple security frameworks. For example, we have micro frameworks. There are different sets of rules. We set it. What Splunk does internally is just match the incoming logs. Based on the rules that we have set, it will match with the incoming logs. If it matches, then it will generate alerts for the security team. Based on that, we can identify if there is a potential threat trying to get into the company or internal infrastructure. 

The actionable intelligence provided in Splunk Enterprise Security is good. 

It will help us to automate things and can handle certain items on its own. It will just investigate, remediate, and close the necessary alert. If it is beyond Splunk's capability, then an investigation team will be involved in it. 

I have used the threat topology and attack framework feature, however, now I am more of an administrator.

Splunk Enterprise Security is good for analyzing malicious activities and detecting breaches. There are a couple of other tools as well, which do the same thing. However, with Splunk, it's very easy to work with the dashboard and do search queries. You can easily look through the logs via Splunk UI.

The solution helped reduce our alert volume. It will just minimize the false alerts, and just post positive alerts. It's likely reduced false alerts by 60%. A lot is automated now and that helps cut down on manual work.

The solution has helped to speed up our security investigations. Once again, the automation will speed up the process of investigation. It saves a lot of time for analysts as it allows them to see the initial data. If a team has multiple alerts, it will take them time to go through and check everything. However, Splunk does the initial investigation for analysts and will escalate to analysts as needed. It might have reduced security investigations by 80% compared to earlier versions. 

When we do a rollout from the server or host or anything, we'd like to see more automation. It would save us time. We wouldn't have to write anything. We would just like the raw log automation.

I've been using the solution for three years now. 

It is a stable product.

There are two types of users: the administrators and then the users where the logs are coming from. We have about ten to 15 administrators working directly with Splunk. Overall, there may be more than 1,000 end users we get logs from.

The solution is scalable. In terms of data, it's very flexible. 

Technical support is good.

Positive

I've used other solutions in the past. We previously used
ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM). It was older and very slow. Comparatively, Splunk is very fast and it has a better UI.

The initial setup was easy. It was not complex. I didn't do the implementation on my own. The deployment times vary. There are many moving parts, such as approvals that need to be taken into consideration. 

We get logs from various sources from various clients.

It does require a bit of maintenance. It requires, for example, server upgrades and patching. 

I can't comment on pricing. I don't take care of that aspect. 

I'm a customer and end-user.

I'd recommend the solution to others and invite them to test the service first on the infrastructure they have. It's a very valuable product to have.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

We use the product to analyze security anomalies and research specific threats that we get on our network.

The solution has made us more secure. It has given us the ability to address threats faster, with greater accuracy.

The availability of the data and the fact that we're able to collect a large amount of data into the system and analyze it is valuable to us. The product’s speed and availability make it really useful for us. I'm excited about the additional enhancements to the machine learning toolkit. To be able to use it more is exciting to me.

My organization needs more people to learn how to use the solution effectively. It takes time to train people.

I have been using the solution for six years.

I have never seen any issues with the tool’s stability.

Considering how much we have in place, I would assume that the solution’s scalability is pretty strong.

I haven't had to go to Splunk directly for many things. Communicating with our success managers has been very positive.

Positive

We need to improve our implementation. We're a pretty large customer of Splunk, so I think we do have a lot of resources available. Splunk has really good courses and availability. We need to get more people to be more familiar with the tool. The solution has helped us reduce our mean time to resolve. It really works well for us, and it helps us to look at our data more effectively.

Splunk has helped improve our organization’s business resilience. It's not just used for security. We have big use for it. It has definitely helped us prevent problems from occurring and identify them when they do. Splunk’s ability to predict, identify, and solve problems in real time is very strong. It works as well as we use it. There's a lot of value within the tool. It can be very powerful if used properly and if people are knowledgeable about it.

Splunk has a strong ability to provide business resiliency by empowering staff. I've been using it for as long as I've been with this organization. Compared to other solutions, Splunk is really strong.

I have seen time to value using this solution. I love using it. It’s a great tool. I cannot compare Splunk to other tools because I've been using it for as long as I've been with my current organization. In my previous organization, we didn't have big data, so we really didn't need the product. I am a consumer of the solution from a security perspective.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight or a nine out of ten.

Our primary use case is SOC operations. However, we do have a lot of people sprinkled around that deal specifically with data analytics.

Splunk Enterprise Security definitely improved our organization. It has helped out with handling our SOC operations across the enterprise. It has increased observability exponentially as we build out the solution to support enterprise operations, and we definitely hope to see it evolve in the near future as well.

We manage multiple clouds. The Spunk solution for the cloud environment is a great asset for us, especially because we are able to get full observability of our cloud platforms in a consolidated environment. In terms of integrations, Splunk has so many integrations with our different cloud service providers, which allows us to easily get that data down to our operators.

We run a global operation, so we have to have observability across the board. Splunk allows our operators to quickly gain insights into the global operation so that they can handle the day-to-day activities that they do, which includes the security analysts' work, data analysts' work, or anything along the lines of handling troubleshooting.

It has reduced our operation time, and it has cut time by more than half. 

It has improved our organization’s business resilience. It has helped with disaster recovery and continued operations in the event of disaster recovery.

It has been an extremely good asset to support day-to-day activities for operations. It is something that was required and needed for over a decade now. It is definitely a nice change of pace, and it also improves the quality of service that our operators can provide to our customers and clientele.

It has cut our costs when it comes to running security operations. I do not have the exact numbers, but it has been a significant cut, especially because we have better access to data engineering and data scientists' tool sets to cut the data cost.

The consolidated overview of all the events that come in through our environment and an easy-to-access interface for all our end users are valuable. As we get more people onboard, it is important that they are able to easily jump onto the platform and understand what they need to see in our environment. Having that quick operational capability allows us to get our observability up to speed as fast as possible.

I love the solution, but I would like to see more accessibility to the machine-learning capabilities that are sprinkled around Splunk.

We have been using Splunk Enterprise Security for about a good five years.

It is probably one of the most resilient tools in our environment, so I really enjoy what it provides us. It definitely provides us that 24/7 accessibility to our environment.

The scalability is exactly what we needed to make sure that we have observability at the global scale. For global operations, Splunk has great scaling features to make sure that it is able to handle the large volume of data that we handle.

Splunk's support is great and amazing. The people we work with in our corporate environment are top-tier experts. They understand our environment very well, especially because they have worked in our environment before, so Splunk has done a great job in getting that type of talent to support their customers. I would rate them a ten out of ten.

Positive

I was not involved in its deployment. I adopted it after I took this role.

We have seen a significant return on investment when it comes to Splunk, especially because of how it has allowed our operators to quickly respond to events on a day-to-day basis. It has allowed global observability.

There has definitely been a time to value. It comes down to having operators have access to such a unified platform.

From what I have seen so far, Splunk has multiple cost models. The one that we are using is pretty good when it comes to ingesting data into the environment. It has worked out pretty well.

We have evaluated other solutions, and Splunk definitely comes out as one of the top competitors due to its interoperability with a lot of data sources that are sprinkled around in our environment. This interoperability is a key piece because we have such a diverse asset environment.

Overall, I would rate Splunk Enterprise Security a ten out of ten.

The biggest value I get from Splunk conferences is being able to interact with my peers throughout our organization. I get an idea of what they are doing to make sure that we are on the same page and that we are able to cohesively build our security operations.

We use Splunk Enterprise Security to monitor the network. We use the solution wherever there's a problem with the cell phone tower.

When we see a problem, Splunk Enterprise Security provides many details you can use to diagnose and determine what needs fixing.

The solution's most valuable feature is the dashboard, which allows us to see everything on the same page and provides easy visibility into problems.

Splunk Enterprise Security has helped us find security events in our on-premises environment.

It has helped improve our organization's ability to ingest and normalize data. Splunk does a good job of identifying and solving problems in real-time.

We have reduce our alert volume by 80%.

The solution provides relevant context to help guide our investigations. Splunk provides pretty detailed information. Based on that information, we can assign it to different teams.

It has helped speed up our security investigations by 40%.

Splunk Enterprise Security has helped reduce our mean time to resolve. In most cases, we're able to solve issues in less than 45 minutes.

Sometimes, the data does not match what we're looking for, or the tool contains incorrect data.

I have been using the solution for two months.

Splunk Enterprise Security is a very stable solution.

The solution provides good scalability.

The technical support team responds quickly every time we contact them.

We have seen a return on investment with the solution because it has reduced the time it takes to fix our problems.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use Splunk Enterprise Security for security log investigation. It is a SIEM platform. Many cybersecurity and technical alerts generated by Splunk turn out to be false positives. We then analyze these alerts to determine if they indicate a genuine security threat.

We will be ingesting logs from various sources, including firewalls, databases, Windows devices, and Linux devices. These logs will be used to investigate security incidents and troubleshoot system issues. Our use cases will be brief and focused, allowing us to leverage pre-defined queries in Splunk for efficient analysis. These queries will trigger alerts based on specific security or operational criteria within the predefined use cases. We will then investigate the triggered alerts by further analyzing the corresponding logs.

Splunk Enterprise has improved our incident response time. For instance, if an end user attempts to log in to a system with an invalid password from a device using an unusual port number, we will receive an immediate alert. This could be indicative of a brute-force attack aimed at stealing credentials, making it a suspicious activity. This is just one example of how Splunk Enterprise enhances our security posture.

Splunk's threat detection capabilities are strong, and Splunk is a leading platform for SoC monitoring. To maximize effectiveness, we need to develop strong query-building skills. Additionally, we have the flexibility to fine-tune existing queries or remove them altogether once an issue is resolved.

The customizable dashboards of Splunk are good for visualization. It gives a better understanding, and the graph is highly customizable.

I would rate Splunk Enterprise Security a nine out of ten for analyzing malicious activities.

Splunk Enterprise Security helped the organization control suspicious and malicious activities.

Splunk Enterprise Security has helped speed up our security investigations.

Splunk Enterprise Security's customization capabilities enable integration with other tools like EDRs, providing real-time event insights.

I like the Splunk dashboard and search engine.

Although the technical support is adequate, there is still room for improvement.

I have been using Splunk Enterprise Security for 2 years.

I would rate the stability of Splunk Enterprise Security 9 out of 10.

I would rate the scalability of Splunk Enterprise Security 9 out of 10.

The technical support is adequate.

Positive

I would rate Splunk Enterprise Security nine out of ten.

While I understand the desire for a cost-effective SIEM solution, prioritizing security over budget is crucial. In cybersecurity, even a seemingly minor breach can have significant consequences. Therefore, choosing the best SIEM for your needs, even if it has a higher upfront cost, can ultimately save money and protect your organization.

We have Splunk Enterprise Security deployed in four locations in one country.

Splunk takes care of the maintenance of the solution.

I recommend Splunk Enterprise Security to others.

Splunk Enterprise Security is used for security monitoring. It helps manage the governance of the security monitoring from the start of an incident to the resolution.

Splunk Enterprise Security offers excellent visibility across multiple environments. It's a flexible platform with virtually no limitations.

The actionable intelligence provided by the threat intelligence management feature is good.

Splunk Enterprise Security does a good job analyzing malicious activities and detecting breaches.

Splunk Enterprise Security helps us detect threats much faster than before.

Depending on the client and their configuration, Splunk Enterprise Security can help reduce their alert volume by under 50 percent.

Splunk Enterprise Security helps our clients expedite security investigations. It achieves this by streamlining the process of finding evidence and incident logs within Splunk's data module.

Splunk Enterprise Security offers two valuable features: the Common Information Model and arrangement modules. The CIM helps standardize data for efficient searches, while arrangement modules automate incident log processing by enriching them with contextual client information.

While Splunk offers SOAR as a separate product, integrating it into the next version of Splunk Enterprise Security as a unified solution would be beneficial.

I have been using Splunk Enterprise Security for 2 years.

Splunk Enterprise Security is stable.

Splunk Enterprise Security is scalable.

The technical support experience is moderate. It can take a long time to resolve issues, and I often need to explain the problem to multiple support representatives. Ideally, I would have a single point of contact assigned to my ticket throughout the entire process.

Neutral

The initial setup of Splunk Enterprise Security involves moderate complexity. Deployment time can vary significantly, ranging from one hour to one month, depending on the environment's complexity.

Splunk Enterprise Security is expensive.

I would rate Splunk Enterprise Security 7 out of 10.

I suggest integrating SOAR with Splunk Enterprise Security.

Splunk Enterprise Security is a SIEM solution we use for security compliance and threat detection. 

Splunk helped us fulfill our requirements for security compliance and auditing. It also protects us from attacks. We can quickly notify our customers if they are facing any attack or breach. 

The solution's analytical features helped us reduce our alert volume by 30 to 40 percent. Splunk significantly speeds up our security investigations. 

I like Splunk's data aggregation and search capabilities. The insider threat detection features are handy, and Splunk's user behavior analytics are solid. It's one of the best tools for UBA. It covers everything. 

Splunk's Threat Intelligence Management draws from 10 to 15 open-source sites in real-time, enabling us to correlate our data with the IOCs. It helps us detect zero-day attacks. Splunk's threat topology and MITRE ATT&CK framework cover everything, including endpoints and application security from Layer 3 to Layer 7. Most queries are available out of the box. 

It's a fantastic tool for monitoring your environment. It allows you to do some granular analysis and see which assets are part of an attack. When breaches occur, you can quickly search your entire environment. It speeds up our threat-hunting process. 

Splunk could add more ways to manage archiving and storage. There isn't a web interface. You can do this on the SaaS version, but the on-premise platform doesn't have this option. It has other things but no option for remote NAS. I would like to have a personal web interface where I can specify how long logs should be stored. To have this readily available on the web, you need to adjust some settings on the backend. That is tricky. 

I have used Splunk Enterprise Security for four years. 

I rate Splunk Enterprise Security nine out of 10 for stability.

I rate Splunk Enterprise Security nine out of 10 for scalability.

I rate Splunk support eight out of 10. 

Positive

Deploying Splunk is straightforward, but it requires some preparation. After you get your platform ready, the onboarding is easy. It isn't rocket science. Configuring visualization is also simple. It doesn't require much maintenance on our end because we have an SLA. 

I work on the technical side, so I don't know precise figures. However, I know that Splunk is a premium product, so it's somewhat costly. Still, you get a lot of unique features for the money. 

You can choose the cheapest solution, but that will only help you achieve compliance in the near term. However, over time, you will begin to realize that there are so many security gaps that your team can't address. You need a solution like Splunk to maintain long-term security compliance. 

I rate Splunk Enterprise Security 10 out of 10. My advice to Splunk users is to keep it simple. You don't need to complicate things or bring in AI and ML. Focus on the fundamentals like data onboarding and extraction, parsing, visualization, etc. Keep your dashboard simple, so it's easy for the end-user to understand. 

We use Splunk to monitor our private cloud, data center, and other applications.

I don't like Splunk very much and find that it does not have many useful features.

Splunk works based on parsing log files.

I don't like the pipeline-organized programming interface.

I find the graphical options really limited and you don't have enough control over how to display the data that you want to see.

I find that the performance really varies. Sometimes, the platform doesn't respond in time. It takes a really long time to produce any results. For example, if you want to display a graph and put information out, it can become unresponsive. Perhaps you have a website and you want to show the data, there's a template for that, or it has a configuration to display your graphics, and sometimes it just doesn't show any data. This is because the system is unresponsive. There may be too much data that it has to look through. Sometimes, it responds with the fact that there is too much data to parse, and then it just doesn't give you anything. The basic problem is that every time you do a refresh, it tries to redo all of the queries for the full dataset.

Fixing Splunk would require a redesign. The basic way the present the graphs is pipeline-based parsing of log files, and it's more of a problem than it is helpful. Sometimes, you have to perform a lot of tricks to get the data in a format that you can parse.

You cannot really use global variables and you can't easily define a constant to use later. These things make it not as easy to use.

I have been using Splunk for approximately one year.

I use Splunk at least a couple of times a week.

I'm not sure about scalability but to my thinking, it's not very scalable. I know that it's probably expensive because it relies a lot on importing log files from all of the systems. One of the issues with respect to scalability is that there's never enough storage. Also, the more storage you have, the more systems you need to manage all the log files.

Splunk is open for all of the users in the company. We might have 1,000 IT personnel that could access it, although I'm not sure how many people actually use it. I estimate that there are perhaps 200 active users.

I have not been in contact with technical support from Splunk.

In this company, we did not previously use a different monitoring solution.

I was not involved in the initial setup.

We have a DevOps team that is implementing Splunk and they are responsible for it. For example, they take care of the licensing of the product.

We have a team at the company that completed the setup and deployment.

The other product that I've seen is Elastic, and I think that it would be a better choice than Splunk. This is something that I'm basing on performance, as well as the other features.

My understanding is that as a company, we are migrating to Azure. When this happens, Splunk will be decommissioned.

Overall, I don't think that this is a very good product and I don't recommend it.

I would rate this solution a five out of ten.