Hemant Seth's Blog Posts

Hemant is a Principal Product Manager at Splunk, leading the Kubernetes Monitoring offering within Splunk Observability Cloud. Prior to this role, he focused on Splunk Observability Platform administration, including identity management and license usage. Hemant brings over a decade of experience in the observability domain and holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Telecommunications.

Three Steps to Maximize Your Time at Splunk .conf21 Virtual With the ITOps Track
.conf & .conf Go
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Three Steps to Maximize Your Time at Splunk .conf21 Virtual With the ITOps Track

If you're like me, your inbox is out of control, your calendar is full, and for some of us, your navigating kids going back to school! To help, I thought I'd outline three simple steps to get you ready for .conf21. These steps will allow you to maximize your time and value whether you plan to attend in Las Vegas or online.
PowerShell Detections — Threat Research Release, August 2021
Security
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PowerShell Detections — Threat Research Release, August 2021

Adversaries are using PowerShell attacks, but luckily the Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) has developed PowerShell analytics for Splunk by using the Splunk Attack Range to collect the generated logs, and hunt for suspicious PowerShell.
OMB Mandates Agency Log Standardization to Improve Security
Industries
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OMB Mandates Agency Log Standardization to Improve Security

The Office of Management and Budget’s memo mandates a maturity model for event log management, sets agency implementation requirements, and establishes government-wide responsibilities.
Splunk Deepens Commitment to Public Sector with U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency IL5 Provisional Authorization
Industries
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Splunk Deepens Commitment to Public Sector with U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency IL5 Provisional Authorization

We are pleased to announce that Splunk has achieved U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Provisional Authorization by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) at Impact Level 5 (IL5), which allows U.S. Government agencies to use Splunk Cloud Platform for higher sensitivity Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading August 2021
Security
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading August 2021

These monthly postings will feature the favorite security-centric presentations, white papers and customer case studies from various peeps in the Splunk (or not) security world that WE think everyone should read. If you would like to read other months, please take a peek at previous posts in the "Staff Picks" series!
Meet the Splunktern: Fransiska Nauli
Splunk Life
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Meet the Splunktern: Fransiska Nauli

In this next installment of our “Meet the Splunktern'' series, we’re featuring Fransiska Nauli, our Field Engineering Intern in Australia. Fransiska is currently attending the University of Melbourne, majoring in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Keep reading to learn more about Fransiska and her time as a Splunktern!