Tom Smit's Blog Posts
Tom Smit is a Principal Security Strategist at Splunk and has been a Splunker for eight years. He is active at Splunk as a voice for security, is a strong advocate of security workshops, sharing his experience, and bringing Splunk and security together for customers. During his time at Splunk he has been involved with content creation of Boss of the SOC v3, v4, v5, and head the v6 and v7 programs. Before joining Splunk, Tom held sales engineering, professional services, and product roles at Symantec, Mimecast, Raytheon, and Core Security.
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Announcing the 2026 National Higher Education Boss of the SOC (BOTS) Winner
Congratulations to our Boss of the SOC winners and to all the participants who are sharpening the skills necessary to protect our most critical public sector missions.
Gear Up for Boss of the SOC 10 at Splunk GovSummit 2026
Fresh off the heels of BOTS10 at .conf25, we’re bringing the ultimate security showdown to GovSummit.
2025 Worldwide BOTS Day
After a successful launch of BOTS at .conf25, we’re ready to take it to the masses with two worldwide BOTS10 competitions.
Celebrate 10 Years of Boss of the SOC at .conf25
We're proud to celebrate a decade of BOTS with BOTS10 at .conf25, featuring an evening of unique experiences and surprises.
Celebrating 2024 Worldwide BOTS Day
After a successful launch of BOTS at .conf24, we’re ready to take it to the masses with two worldwide BOTSv9 competitions.
Boss of the SOC Version 9 - Live from .conf24
Get a closer look at what to expect during Boss of the SOC at .conf24.