Overview

These use cases walk you through monitoring, investigation, and detection scenarios for security incidents using Splunk Enterprise Security. Use the available dashboards, alerts, correlation searches, as well as custom searches, to assess and remediate threats in your environment.

The following use cases explain real-world ways you can use Splunk Enterprise Security.

Detect malware

• Using Enterprise Security to find Malware
• Use DNS data to identify malware patient zero
• Investigating potential zero-day activity with Splunk Enterprise Security

Identify suspicious activity

• Using Enterprise Security to find Data Exfiltration
• Monitor privileged accounts for suspicious activity