SPLUNK
Splunk is s is a software platform used to collect, search, monitor, and analyze machine-generated data such as logs, events, and metrics from servers, applications, networks, and security devices. Common uses of Splunk include: Security monitoring (SIEM) Detecting threats, attacks, suspicious logins, malware activity, etc. Log management Centralizing logs from Windows, Linux, firewalls, applications, and cloud services. Troubleshooting systems Finding errors, crashes, performance bottlenecks, or failed services quickly. Data visualization Creating dashboards, alerts, reports, and charts from real-time data. Compliance & auditing Tracking user activity and system changes for regulatory requirements. For example: A Windows server generates event logs Sysmon creates detailed security logs Splunk ingests those .evtx logs You search them using SPL (Search Processing Language) SPL stands for Search Processing Language . It is the query language used in Sp...
