InfoSec App for Splunk
Overview
Details
InfoSec app is designed to address the most common security use cases, including continuous monitoring and security investigations. InfoSec app also includes a number of advanced threat detection use cases.
All of the components of InfoSec app can be easily expanded using free security resources available for Splunk like Security Essentials app for Splunk: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3435/
IMPORTANT: PREREQUISITES
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At a minimum, you should have data from the following security sources collected by your Splunk environment:
- Firewall data like Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, Juniper, Fortinet, etc.
- Active Directory security logs (make sure that your audit policy enables logging failed and successful authentication attempts)
- Antivirus/Malware data like McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro, etc.
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All data used by InfoSec app must be Common Information Model (CIM)-compliant. The easiest way to accomplish that is to use CIM-compliant Splunk Add-ons for your security devices
- The following free Splunk Add-ons must be installed before you can start using InfoSec App:
- Splunk Common Information Model (CIM): https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1621/
- Punchcard visualization: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3129/
- Force Directed visualization (optional for Splunk Cloud installations): https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3767/
- The following free Splunk Add-ons must be installed before you can start using InfoSec App:
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The following Data Models must be accelerated:
- Authentication
- Change_Analysis
- Intrusion_Detection
- Malware
- Network_Sessions
- Network_Traffic
WHERE TO INSTALL THE APP
The app can be installed on a standalone Splunk server or a Search Head in a distributed Splunk environment. The app is not tested for Search Head Cluster installation.
DARK MODE
The app uses dark mode if your Splunk version is 7.2 and newer. Earlier versions of Splunk will display dashboards on white background.
KNOWN ISSUES
Force Directed visualization is not supported with Splunk Cloud. You can delete reports containing this visualization or replace it with Parallel Coordinates visualization: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3137/
Release Notes
Version 1.4.0
- InfoSec Stats dashboard renamed to Health and Stats; the dashboard now shows count of events for each data model used by the app
- New app menu item Search > Experimental Dashboards
- New experimental Endpoints dashboard under Search > Experimental Dashboards(requires endpoint data to be sent to Splunk)
- Existing experimental Cloud Security dashboard is linked under Search > Experimental Dashboards (requires AWS data to be sent to Splunk)
- Intrusion Detection (IDS/IPS) dashboard: can now filter by allowed/blocked intrusion attempts
- Network Traffic dashboard > Network Communication Map: can now filter properly if network traffic app name has backslashes
- Several dashboards have references to advanced functionality available in Splunk Enterprise Security
- Additional Resources dashboard: added security journey stages, reference to Splunk Enterprise Security
- Bug fixes
Version 1.3.2
Version 1.3.2 - February 1, 2019
Bug fixes:
- search for malware indicator on Security Posture dashboard;
- drilldowns on Compliance dashboard;
- app package manifest schema changed to v1.0.0 for compatibility with older Splunk Cloud versions
Version 1.3.0
- Expanded capabilities of authentication and network communication maps and associated filters
- Bug fixes
Version 1.2.0
Compliance dashboard added
Bug fixes
Version 1.1.1
Minor bug fixes