Administering Splunk Enterprise Security 6.4
Upcoming Classes
Online
Instructor-led online training
Australia
Location | Feb 2021 | Mar 2021 | Apr 2021 | May 2021 | Jun 2021 | Jul 2021 | Aug 2021 |
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Ingeniq - Online |
Apr 19 – Apr 21 |
Jun 23 – Jun 25 |
Aug 25 – Aug 27 |
Summary
This 13.5 hour course prepares architects and systems administrators to install and configure Splunk Enterprise Security (ES). It covers ES event processing and normalization, deployment requirements, technology add-ons, dashboard dependencies, data models, managing risk, and customizing threat intelligence.
Description
Course Topics
- Examine how ES functions including data models, correlation searches, notable events and dashboards
- Create custom correlation searches
- Customize the Investigation Workbench
- Learn how to install or upgrade ES
- Learn the steps to setting up inputs using technology add-ons
- Fine tune ES Global Settings
- Customize risk and configure threat intelligence
Objectives
Module 1 – Introduction to ES
- Review how ES functions
- Understand how ES uses data models
- Configure ES roles and permissions
Module 2 – Security Monitoring
- Customize the Security Posture and Incident Review dashboards
- Create ad hoc notable events
- Create notable event suppressions
Module 3 – Incident Investigation
- Review the Investigations dashboard
- Customize the Investigation Workbench
- Manage investigations
Module 4 – Analyst Tool & Data Sources;
- Troubleshoot missing dashboard data
- Explain dashboard dependencies including data models and searches
- Give an overview of risk
- Review the Risk Analysis dashboard
- Explain ways to assign risk
Module 5 – ES Deployment
- Identify on-prem deployment topologies
- Examine the deployment checklist
- Understand pre-deployment requirements
Module 6 – Installation
- Prepare a Splunk environment for installation
- Download and install ES on a search head
- Test a new install
- Post-install configuration tasks
Module 7 – Initial Configuration
- Set general configuration options
- Add external integrations
- Configure local domain information
- Customize navigation
- Configure Key Indicator searches
Module 8 – Validating ES Data
- Verify data is correctly configured for use in ES
- Validate normalization configurations
- Install additional add-ons
Module 9 – Custom Add-ons
- Design a new add-on for custom data
- Use the Add-on Builder to build a new add-on
Module 10 – Tuning Correlation Searches
- Configure correlation search scheduling and sensitivity
- Tune ES correlation searches
Module 11 – Creating Correlation Searches
- Create a custom correlation search
- Manage adaptive responses
- Export/import content
Module 12 – Asset and Identity Management
- Review the Asset and Identity Management interface
- Describe Asset and Identity KV Store Collections
- Configure and add asset and identity lookups to the interface
- Configure settings and fields for asset and identify lookups
- Explain the asset and identity merge process
- Describe the process for retrieving LDAP data for an asset or identity lookup
Module 13 – Threat Intelligence Framework
- Understand and configure threat intelligence
- Use the Threat Intelligence Management interface to configure a new threat list