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SPLK-SOCEITH : SOC Essentials: Investigating and Threat Hunting (ILT)

Course Duration

1 Day

Delivery

ILT/VILT

Overview

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This course is part of the Blue Team Academy, a Splunk Education initiative that combines industry and Splunk product learning in a single place to fill in the skills gap present across the industry today.

In this course you will learn and practice how to conduct investigations using Splunk Enterprise Security features, including Risk Based Alerting, through best practices shared by our security champions, and practice some common tasks using Splunk SOAR.

You will also learn about the PEAK Threat Hunting framework and will apply its basic concepts in a hypothesis-driven threat-hunting exercise.

What You'll Learn

At the end of this course you should be able to:

Describe SIEM best practices and basic operation concepts of Splunk Enterprise Security, including the interaction between CIM, Data Models, and acceleration, and common CIM fields that may be used in investigations
Carry out a typical triage and investigation process using Splunk Enterprise Security
Describe the purpose of the Asset and Identity, and Threat Intelligence frameworks in ES
Define Splunk ES elements like Notable Event, Risk Notable, Adaptive Response Action, Risk Object, Contributing Events.
Identify common built-in dashboards in Enterprise Security and the basic information they contain.
Explain the use of SOAR playbooks and list the basic ways they can be triggered from Enterprise Security
Explain the essentials of Risk-based Alerting and the Risk framework
List the common high-level steps of threat hunting using the PEAK framework and practice some common steps of hypothesis hunting with Splunk.

The objectives in this course align with some of the objectives in the Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst exam. It is recommended to review the full exam blueprint when preparing for the exam. Additional e-learning resources are available in the Splunk learning platform.

Who Should Attend

Splunk Administrator
Developer
User
Knowledge Manager
Architect

Prerequisites

It is recommended to have a basic understanding of common cyber technologies and concepts including:

OSI Model
Networking concepts and common security tools
Common Operative Systems like Windows and Linux
Splunk Essentials

Learning Journey

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Introduction
- The CyberSecurity Defense Analyst
- CIM, Data Models and Correlation Refresh
- Lab 1: Introducing the environment
Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) for Analysts
- What is SIEM again?
- Asset & Identity Framework
- Threat Intelligence Framework
- Notable Event FrameworkAdaptive Response Framework
- Incident Investigation Management in Splunk ES
- Lab 2: Pick up an Investigation
Risk Analysis Framework
- Overview
- Lab 3: Continue your investigation with RBA
Working with Splunk SOAR
- Introducing Splunk SOAR
- Lab 4: Splunk SOAR practice
Threat Hunting with PEAK
- PEAK Overview
- Lab 5: Threat Hunting Hands-on
Challenge Lab
- Lab 6: Run your own investigation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Why get Splunk certified?

Splunk certifications validate your expertise in data analytics and your proficiency in using the Splunk platform.
These certifications demonstrate your ability to leverage Splunk's powerful tools for data collection, analysis, and visualization, making you a valuable asset to organizations seeking to gain actionable insights from their data.
Splunk-certified professionals are in high demand across various industries, including IT, security, and business analytics.
What to expect for the examination?

Splunk offers a variety of certification exams at different levels, covering various domains and products within the Splunk platform.
Exams typically consist of multiple-choice and scenario-based questions that assess your knowledge and skills in using Splunk to solve real-world problems.
Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by Splunk from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.
How long is Splunk certification valid for?

All Splunk certifications are valid for three years from the date of passing the highest-level certification exam.
To maintain your certification, you will need to recertify before it expires. You have three options for recertification:
- Pursue a higher-level certification (including any required prerequisite courses), in which case your lower-level certifications would also be renewed on the date of passing the next-level certification exam.
- Retake a certification exam within the final year of their recertification window to renew their certifications at that level (and any applicable downstream certifications).
- Complete continuing education courses at any point in the three year recertification window beginning the date of badge issuance.
Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by Splunk from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.
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