Overview of the dashboards in the Splunk App for AWS Security Dashboards

The Splunk App for AWS Security Dashboards offers a variety of dashboards to give you insight into your AWS data. As you navigate from one dashboard to another, the app retains your most recent filter selections for Account ID and region to facilitate easy browsing.

Each dashboard is powered by data collected from your AWS environment using one or more input types configured in the Splunk Add-on for AWS. The dashboard overview tables below show the recommended input types to configure for each dashboard.

For detailed information about the supported input types for each source type, see Supported data types and corresponding AWS input types in the Splunk Add-on for AWS manual.

If you do not see data in a particular dashboard panel, check the source type of the panel for which data is missing. For example, if your Changes Over Time panel on the Resource Activity dashboard shows zeroes, but you know changes have been made in your AWS environment, search sourcetype=aws:config:notification to verify that data is coming in to your Splunk platform from that source type.

If you do not see events, troubleshoot that input with a Splunk administrator, and make sure that proper AWS permissions have been configured for the Splunk Add-on for AWS. See the installation overview topic in the Splunk Add-on for AWS manual to identify the input permissions you need for your deployment.

Overview

The following table summarizes the contents of the Security Overview dashboard, with special attention to input type, panel name, and source type:

Dashboard	Description and recommended input types in the Splunk Add-on for AWS	Panel	Source Type
Security Overview	Displays the number of error events from different services. Drill down to more detailed dashboards from this overview. Recommended input types: Description and SQS-based S3.	IAM Errors	aws:cloudtrail
		VPC errors	aws:cloudtrail
		Security Group Errors	aws:cloudtrail
		Key Pair Errors	aws:cloudtrail
		Network ACL Errors	aws:cloudtrail
		Unauthorized Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Authorized vs. Unauthorized IAM Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Authorized vs. Unauthorized Activity by User	aws:cloudtrail
		Authorized vs. Unauthorized Activity by Event Name	aws:cloudtrail

If you see a message indicating that the Notable CloudTrail Activity by Origin map cannot display, this is because AWS does not provide a valid sourceIPAddress for data in the AWS region at this time.

Security dashboards

The following table outlines the contents of the security-related dashboards in the Splunk App for AWS Security Dashboards:

Dashboard	Description and recommended input types in the Splunk Add-on for AWS	Panel	Source Type
Network ACLs	Describes the Network ACL activity in your AWS environment, including error events, the number of Network ACLs, activity over time, and the detailed list of error activities. Recommended input types: Metadata and SQS-based S3.	Network ACLs	aws:metadata
		Error Events	aws:cloudtrail
		Network ACL actions	aws:cloudtrail
		Network ACL Activity Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		Detailed Network ACLs Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Network ACL Error Activity	aws:cloudtrail
Security Groups	Describes security group activity in your AWS environment, including error events, number of security groups and rules, any unused security groups, activity over time, and the detailed list of error activities. Recommended input types: Metadata and SQS-based S3.	Security Groups	aws:metadata
		Security Group Rules	aws:metadata
		Error Events	aws:cloudtrail
		Security Group Actions	aws:cloudtrail
		Unused Security Groups	aws:config
		Security Group Activity Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		Security Group Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Authorize and Revoke Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Security Group Error Activity	aws:cloudtrail
IAM Activity	Describes IAM activity in your environment, including the error events, which users have the most activity, activity over time, and the detailed list of error activities. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3.	Error Events	aws:cloudtrail
		Activity by User	aws:cloudtrail
		IAM Actions	aws:cloudtrail
		IAM Activity Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		Authorized vs. Unauthorized Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Detailed IAM Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		IAM Error Activity	aws:cloudtrail
Key Pairs Activity	Describes the key pair activity in your AWS environment, including error events, the number of in-use key pairs, which key pair is most used, activity over time, and the detailed list of error activities. Recommended input types: Metadata and SQS-based S3.	In-use Key Pairs	aws:metadata
		Error Events	aws:cloudtrail
		Key Pair Actions	aws:cloudtrail
		Key Pair Usage	aws:metadata
		Key Pair Activity Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		Detailed Key Pair Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		Key Pair Error Activity	aws:cloudtrail
S-3 Data Event	Displays S-3 event statistics. Recommended input types: Metadata and SQS-based S3.	Error Events	aws:s3:access logs
		Unauthorized Events	aws:s3:access logs
		Activities by User	aws:s3:access logs
		Events by UserAgent	aws:s3:access logs
		Events by UserName	aws:s3:access logs
		Events by BucketName	aws:s3:access logs
		Events Over Time	aws:s3:access logs
		Events by Origin	aws:s3:access logs
		Most Frequently Accessed Objects - Top 10	aws:s3:access logs
		Most Recent Modifications - Latest 10	aws:s3:access logs
VPC Activity	Describes VPC activity in your environment, including the error events, number of VPCs, activity over time, and the detailed list of error activities. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3, Metadata	VPCs	aws:metadata
		Error Events	aws:cloudtrail
		Network VPC Actions	aws:cloudtrail
		VPC Activity Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		Detailed VPC Activity	aws:cloudtrail
		VPC Error Activity	aws:cloudtrail
Resource Activity	Shows the resource changes over time and the detailed change list. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Changes Over Time	aws:config:notification
		Changes by Resource Type	aws:config:notification
		Resources	aws:config:notification
User Activity	Describes user activity in your AWS environment, including the number of active users, error/unauthorized activities, activity over time, and list of activities. You can also filter activities by ARN or username. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Active Users	aws:cloudtrail
		Error Activities	aws:cloudtrail
		Unauthorized Activities	aws:cloudtrail
		User Activity by Event Name Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		User Activity by User Name Over Time	aws:cloudtrail
		Most Recent User Activity Grouped by Event Name	aws:cloudtrail
		Event Details	aws:cloudtrail
		Geographic Source of Event(s)	aws:cloudtrail
CloudFront - Traffic Analysis	Traffic and error metrics about your CloudFront distribution. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Total Requests	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Error Requests	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Total Request Traffic	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Total Response Traffic	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Cache Hit Ratio	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Traffic Size by Location (Bytes)	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Request Count by Location	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		HTTP Status	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		User Agents	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		CloudFront Edge Details	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Top URLs	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Top Request by Edge Location	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Slowest Requests	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Heaviest Traffic Requests	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Latency Over Time	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
		Traffic (MB) Over Time	aws:cloudfront:accesslogs
ELB - Traffic Analysis	Data from your ELB access logs. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Total Entries	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Total ELBs	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Unique Clients	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Total Data Sent	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Total Data Received	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Traffic Size by Location (Bytes)	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Request Count by Location	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Error Entries	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Average Processing Time	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Top Error-Causing Requests	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Error Count	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Top Time-Consuming Requests	aws:elb:accesslogs
		Processing Time (ms)	aws:elb:accesslogs
S3 - Traffic Analysis	Data from your S3 access logs. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Total Requests	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Error Requests	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Total Traffic	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Average Processing Time	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Traffic Size by Location (Bytes)	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Request Count by Location	aws:s3:accesslogs
		HTTP Status	aws:s3:accesslogs
		S3 Error Code	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Top User Agents	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Top Requests	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Request Count Over Time	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Top Error Requests	aws:s3:accesslogs
		Error Count Over Time	aws:s3:accesslogs
VPC Flow Logs - Traffic Analysis	Provides an overview of your network traffic. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Monitored Interfaces	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Traffic Protocols	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		All Traffic (GB)	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Traffic Destinations	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Traffic Sources	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Traffic Over Time by Interface (Top 5)	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Traffic Size by Protocol and Location	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Top Destination Addresses	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Top Destination Ports	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Top Source Addresses	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
VPC Flow Logs - Security Analysis	Provides an overview of your rejected network traffic. Recommended input types: SQS-based S3	Accepted vs. Rejected Over Time (Bytes)	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Accepted vs. Rejected Traffic by Location	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Top Rejected Destination Ports	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Top Rejected Source Addresses	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow
		Top 50 Rejected Address Pairs	aws:cloudwatchlogs:vpcflow

Insights dashboards

The following table outlines the contents of the insights dashboards in the Splunk App for AWS Security Dashboards:

Dashboard	Description and recommended input types in the Splunk Add-on for AWS	Panel	Source Type
Security Group Insights	Displays different severity levels of detected problems with the configuration and usage of security groups in your AWS environment.. Recommended input types: Metadata.	Security Group Insights	aws:metadata
IAM Insights	Displays different severity levels of detected problems with IAM authentication setup and management in your AWS environment Recommended input types: Metadata and SQS-based S3.	IAM Insights	aws:metadata