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Splunk Enterprise Security

8.5 /10

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What is Splunk Enterprise Security?

Splunk Enterprise makes it simple to collect, analyze and act upon the untapped value of the big data generated by your technology infrastructure, security systems and business applications—giving you the insights to drive operational performance and business results.

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Awards & Recognition

Splunk Enterprise Security won the following awards in the Security Information and Event Management category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

8 Top Rated Capabilities

13 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

6 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2022

Splunk Enterprise Security Ratings

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87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Splunk Enterprise Security?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Security Protects
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)

Business Intelligence Tools

Analytics and Reporting

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Security Threat Visibility

Data Security and Retention

Correlation

Log Collection

Data Enrichment

Scalability and Network Performance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Good for holistic view into security and triage

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Appreciates Incumbent Status
Security Protects
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation

Cons

Less Generous

Kaushal T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

Leader in it's category

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Splunk Enterprise Security from other similar products?

Splunk helps in getting maximum value from our data without much intervention after initial implementation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Once you are comfortable with the tool, the plethora of customization options it provides is very helpful both for us as well for the end users.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Building queries to extract data needs some time.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Splunk is definitely the industry leader for log monitoring. Even though the license cost is a bit higher than some of the other tools, the tool capabilities justifies the price.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Performance Enhancing

Masiyiwa R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Energy
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

it can ingest any data and present it in a digesti

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Splunk Enterprise Security from other similar products?

it has got real time insights

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it collects data from multiple data sources and correlate. Reduce alert noise from multiple monitoring systems.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Training users is a little bit steeper, but once they have it, it's very powerful.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

helps with security compliance and addresses the security team's need to remain PCI compliant.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

2019 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2018 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Splunk Enterprise Security Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

92 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Splunk Enterprise Security?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG) Reduce alert and analyst fatigue by automating response.

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG) Provides capabilities to profile problematic user behaviors.

Business Intelligence Tools Includes planning and optimization, centralized console, insight into usage, resource utilization and activities, and BI security.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Profiles behaviors of your assets through machine learning (Servers, workstations, etc.)

Security Threat Visibility Integration with security technologies for monitoring, incident analysis, and data enrichment to enable tracking and analysis of related events.

Data Security and Retention Access controls to system data, protection of SIEM data, system access monitoring, external storage integration, and efficient data compression.

Correlation Analyze real-time telemetry and detect attacks and other activities of interest

Log Collection Collection from firewall and network logs, IDS logs, Windows server logs, web server logs, and various syslog sources.

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources .

Scalability and Network Performance The product's ability to scale horizontally and vertically, while employing various methods to reduce any latency impacts from CAN activities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Splunk Enterprise Security Reviews

Good for holistic view into security and triage

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Kaushal T.

Leader in it's category

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Masiyiwa R.

it can ingest any data and present it in a digesti

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Orchestration Automation and Response (NG)

UEBA - User Environment Behavior Analytics (NG)

Business Intelligence Tools

Analytics and Reporting

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Security Threat Visibility

Data Security and Retention

Correlation

Log Collection

Data Enrichment

Scalability and Network Performance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training