Splunk Insights: Type-Specific Updates

Splunk Updates by Year and Month

68 Significant Changes from the Last 6 Months

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20-05-2025 Splunk Report Highlights Compliance as Top Data Management Challenge Reports Splunk’s latest survey, featured on BetaNews, reveals that 69% of IT, security, and engineering professionals cite compliance as their primary data management obstacle, with 67% noting data volume challenges. The study, surveying 1,500 professionals, shows 62% experienced compliance failures due to data management issues, alongside 71% reporting poor decision-making. Data tiering reduces storage costs for 50% of users, boosting security and efficiency. Explore the full report on Splunk’s website for strategies to enhance data management and cybersecurity.
20-05-2025 Children’s National Hospital Enhances Security with Splunk Threat Detection Showcase Children’s National Hospital leverages Splunk Enterprise Security to protect critical medical systems, achieving a 40% increase in threat detection and 25% boost in analyst productivity. By implementing over 80 security use cases, the hospital’s centralized platform correlates incidents for faster response, safeguarding patient care. The cloud-based Splunk solution reduces infrastructure burdens, allowing focus on data analysis. Read the full story on Splunk’s website to explore how this ensures robust healthcare cybersecurity.
17-05-2025 Splunk’s SURGe Highlights AI’s Role in Strengthening Cybersecurity Defenses Feature Splunk’s SURGe expert David Bianco explains how AI empowers Blue Teams to enhance security by detecting threats faster and responding more effectively. This development underscores the growing trend of leveraging AI for proactive cybersecurity. Explore how AI-driven tools are transforming threat detection and response strategies.
17-05-2025 Splunk Bolsters Financial Fraud Detection with AI Governance Cybersecurity Splunk’s AI-driven solutions help financial institutions combat escalating fraud, like deepfakes and phishing, by enhancing real-time anomaly detection and compliance. With machine learning and explainability tools, Splunk ensures transparent, auditable systems that align with strict regulations like GDPR and the EU AI Act. These tools reduce false positives, uncover hidden fraud networks, and support governance to mitigate risks from biased or insecure AI models. Subscribe to Splunk’s Perspectives newsletter for insights on building resilient, compliant financial systems.
17-05-2025 Splunk Observability Enhances DoD Mission-Critical Visibility Feature Splunk Observability provides the Department of Defense with unified, end-to-end visibility across complex, air-gapped systems, enabling rapid issue resolution and enhanced security. By correlating data from logs, devices, and integrated Cisco and third-party solutions, it delivers actionable insights to pinpoint root causes in minutes, reducing downtime and bolstering mission resilience. With analytics-driven insights, IT teams can proactively optimize performance and align infrastructure with mission-critical KPIs. Learn more about Splunk’s observability solutions to strengthen digital resilience.
14-05-2025 Splunk App for Behavioral Profiling Enhances Financial Fraud Detection Feature The Splunk App for Behavioral Profiling empowers financial institutions to detect fraud by analyzing user behavior in real-time across trading platforms and transaction systems. Using machine learning, it establishes dynamic baselines to flag suspicious activities while reducing false positives. Ideal for compliance and trading behavior analysis, this app is available for exploration in test environments. Visit Splunk Lantern to learn more and try the click-through demo.
13-05-2025 Splunk’s Gretchen O’Hara Named to CRN’s 2025 Power 100 Women of the Channel Awards & Honours Gretchen O’Hara, Splunk’s VP of Worldwide Channels and Alliances, has been honored in CRN’s 2025 Women of the Channel Power 100 for her transformative leadership. She spearheaded the evolution of Splunk’s Partnerverse program, boosting partner profitability and integrating Cisco partners into new business models. Ten other Splunk women also made the 2025 Women of the Channel list, showcasing their commitment to #WomenInTech. Visit Splunk’s blog to celebrate their achievements!
12-05-2025 Splunk Unveils New Data Management Rules for AI-Driven Security Reports Splunk’s latest report, The New Rules of Data Management, reveals how modern data practices boost cybersecurity and observability. With 79% of data management leaders reporting faster incident response and 43% noting fewer breaches, strategies like data federation and tiering are key. AI enhances data quality, while strong management improves AI model accuracy. Download the report to optimize your data strategy!
10-05-2025 Splunk’s AI-Powered MLTK Simplifies Fraud Investigations for All Users Feature Splunk’s Machine Learning Toolkit (MLTK) version 5.6 introduces AI-driven features, enabling non-technical fraud investigators to query data in plain language and receive intuitive visualizations, as detailed in a recent blog by Gleb Esman. The Splunk App for Fraud Analytics leverages large language models to generate accurate SPL queries, streamlining complex analytics. This update supports multilingual queries and reduces operational burdens for business users. Explore the enhanced MLTK at splunk.com to combat fraud effectively.
08-05-2025 Splunk Reveals Remote Employment Fraud Tactics Targeting Organizations Reports Splunk’s latest research exposes Remote Employment Fraud (REF), where threat actors pose as job applicants to gain insider access, steal IP, or profit from paychecks. Using AI-generated resumes and forged identities, these actors exploit hiring vulnerabilities. Splunk urges collaboration between HR and security teams to spot behavioral red flags early. Read the full report to strengthen your hiring defenses.
07-05-2025 Splunkie Awards 2025 Open for Nominations to Honor Data-Driven Innovators Company News The Splunkie Awards 2025, announced by Splunk, are now accepting nominations through June 10 to celebrate customers and partners excelling in security, observability, and digital transformation. Recognizing data champions who turn insights into action, the awards offer finalists VIP .conf25 access and winners personalized trophies. Categories include the “Champion” Award for visionary leaders leveraging Splunk’s platform.
07-05-2025 Splunk Lantern Guides Organizations to Combat Insider Threats with Enterprise Security Workshop Showcase Splunk Lantern’s new guide details a 5-day insider threat workshop using Splunk Enterprise Security to detect and mitigate risks with MITRE ATT&CK and risk-based alerting. The workshop helps organizations map detections, prioritize use cases, and create actionable plans for enhanced security. Ideal for teams early in RBA adoption, it leverages the Splunk Security Essentials app for comprehensive threat coverage.
04-05-2025 Splunk Invites Sponsors for .conf25 to Showcase Innovations in Boston Company News Splunk is calling for sponsors for .conf25, set for September 8-11, 2025, in Boston, offering a platform to showcase products to industry leaders. Sponsors gain increased brand visibility, exclusive networking, and recognition alongside partners like AWS and Deloitte. The event features booths, technical sessions, and creative add-ons to engage attendees. Visit the Splunk website to explore sponsorship opportunities and make valuable connections.
03-05-2025 Splunk’s Insights Suite (IS4S) Simplifies Usage Tracking and Value Optimization Feature The Insights Suite for Splunk (IS4S) empowers organizations to monitor usage, enhance adoption, and maximize ROI with curated analytics and tools like Value Insights and Use Case Explorer. Powered by Searchbase, it provides actionable data on user behavior and system performance, while Dashboard Builder creates tailored visualizations for strategic decisions. Ideal for executives and technical teams, IS4S uncovers new use cases and drives digital resilience. Download IS4S on Splunkbase to optimize your Splunk environment today.
03-05-2025 Splunk’s Platformization Boosts Observability and Incident Response Efficiency Feature Splunk’s platformization strategy unifies observability tools into a single platform, enhancing incident response and team collaboration. By consolidating logs, metrics, and traces, it reduces tool sprawl, streamlines vendor management, and fosters a shared data layer. OpenTelemetry integration ensures flexibility, minimizing vendor lock-in while accelerating insights.
02-05-2025 Splunk’s Tech Talk to Reveal Data Pipeline Strategies for AI-Driven Security Podcast Splunk, a Cisco company, hosts a Tech Talk on May 8, 2025, to explore mastering data pipelines for security and observability, featuring experts Joseph Kandatilparambil and Courtney Wright. Learn how Splunk’s federated data management and SPL2-powered processing optimize data value while reducing costs. Discover efficient searches on Amazon S3 data without indexing, enhancing AI-driven insights. Register at splunk.com to secure your spot and elevate your data strategy.
02-05-2025 Splunk’s Data Federation Strategies Boost AI-Era Cybersecurity and Observability Reports Splunk’s new e-book, The New Rules of Data Management, highlights how data federation reduces costs and enhances cybersecurity, with 84% of adopters reporting improved mean time to detect (MTTD). The report reveals that 73% of organizations face rising data management costs, while 50% using data tiering cut expenses. Modern strategies like Splunk’s unify multiple data sources for deeper insights and compliance. Download the e-book at splunk.com to optimize your data management today.
29-04-2025 Splunk to Showcase Future of SOC at RSAC 2025 Tech Events Splunk is set to revolutionize security operations at RSAC 2025 with demonstrations of its latest innovations, including Splunk Enterprise Security 8. Visit booth N-5445 to experience the future of threat detection, investigation, and response, powered by AI and enhanced data management capabilities. Engage with Splunk experts and discover how the platform is modernizing SecOps for enterprises worldwide. Don't miss the chance to explore Splunk's cutting-edge security solutions—register now for free expo access!
29-04-2025 Splunk SOAR 6.4 Boosts Security Operations with Cisco Talos and Azure Integration Feature Splunk SOAR 6.4 introduces powerful upgrades, including Cisco Talos threat intelligence and Microsoft Azure support for better scalability and faster response times. New guided automation features, enhanced playbooks, and expanded OS support help streamline security workflows and reduce alert fatigue. The update also improves performance, debugging, and cross-platform orchestration.
28-04-2025 Splunk Launches 2025 Splunkie Awards to Celebrate Data Innovation Company News Splunk has opened nominations for its 2025 Splunkie Awards, recognizing top customers and partners who turn data into business impact using Splunk’s platform. From boosting cybersecurity to driving operational excellence, the awards spotlight real-world digital transformation powered by data analytics. Winners receive VIP access to .conf25, trophies, and recognition. Nominate a data leader now and join Splunk in honoring innovation.
26-04-2025 Splunk Asset & Risk Intelligence Slashes Security Investigation Costs Cybersecurity Splunk Asset & Risk Intelligence (ARI) reduces security incident investigation expenses by providing real-time asset and identity context, eliminating manual data gathering. With integrated asset discovery and enriched data, ARI accelerates threat response, cutting investigation time and costs. Industry studies highlight that faster investigations can save millions in breach-related losses. Explore how Splunk ARI enhances security efficiency and strengthens digital resilience.
26-04-2025 Splunk and Cisco Named Top Data Observability Company in CRN’s 2025 Big Data 100 Awards & Honours Splunk, now part of Cisco, earns a spot on CRN’s 2025 Big Data 100 for its powerful Splunk Observability Cloud. The tool helps businesses monitor data and improve digital resilience across IT environments. Its integration with Cisco’s security and networking solutions enhances visibility and threat detection. Explore Splunk Observability Cloud to strengthen your data operations.
25-04-2025 Splunk’s Audra Streetman, Jamie Garcia, and Anto Tossounian Nominated for CyberScoop 50 Awards Awards & Honours Splunk celebrates the nomination of Audra Streetman, Jamie Garcia, and Anto Tossounian for the 2025 CyberScoop 50 Awards, recognizing their cybersecurity leadership. Streetman is nominated as a Most Inspiring Up & Comer, while Garcia and Tossounian are recognized for Industry Leadership. Their work with Splunk’s threat intelligence and analytics tools drives industry change.
24-04-2025 Splunk Opens Sponsorship Opportunities for .conf25 in Boston Tech Events Splunk invites businesses to sponsor its flagship .conf25 event, offering a prime platform to boost brand visibility and connect with IT leaders and cybersecurity professionals. With options ranging from booths to breakout sessions, sponsors can showcase their solutions directly to a high-intent audience. Apply now to engage decision-makers and grow your influence in the data and security landscape.
23-04-2025 Splunk Cloud Platform Enhances OCC and DORA Compliance with Cross-Region Disaster Recovery Feature Splunk Cloud Platform’s Cross-Region Disaster Recovery service ensures business continuity by replicating data across different cloud regions, supporting compliance with OCC and DORA regulations. It automatically switches to a backup environment during regional outages, minimizing data loss and maintaining operations. Splunk monitors cloud health and coordinates seamless failback to the primary region once restored. Contact your Splunk representative to learn how Cross-Region Disaster Recovery strengthens your cybersecurity and compliance.