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Configuring Nginx Load Balancer For The HTTP Event Collector

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Configuring Nginx Load Balancer For The HTTP Event Collector

Send data to Splunk w/o a forwarder using HEC (HTTP Event Collector); Perfect for log data over HTTP or IoT. Install Nginx with HTTPS support, then configure.

High Performance syslogging for Splunk using syslog-ng – Part 1

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High Performance syslogging for Splunk using syslog-ng – Part 1

Part 1: Implementing syslog with Splunk and three three scenarios you will be able to do so.

High Performance syslogging for Splunk using syslog-ng – Part 2

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High Performance syslogging for Splunk using syslog-ng – Part 2

Part 2: Managing multiple syslogs and what has worked in this Splunkers own experience.

Enriching threat feeds with WHOIS information

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Enriching threat feeds with WHOIS information

Splunk Security continues to grow thanks to insight Splunk Enterprise offers for all data. Finding what’s relevant and how to use the information.

When entropy meets Shannon

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When entropy meets Shannon

Part three on URL analysis, this post will assist you in using Splunk to detect DNS tunnels.

HTTP Event Collector and sending from the browser

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HTTP Event Collector and sending from the browser

Digging deeper into the HTTP Event Collector issue and workarounds for Splunk that could lead to a better, more efficient solution.