PECB CourseTechnical CybersecurityAdvancedCertified Splunk Analyst (CSA)
Master Splunk for security monitoring, correlation searches, and security incident investigation.
Course Description
This course develops expertise in using Splunk for security monitoring and analysis. Learn to configure Splunk Enterprise Security, create correlation searches, build security dashboards, and conduct investigations using Splunk's powerful search processing language (SPL). Coming Soon.
Who Should Attend
- Security analysts using Splunk
- Splunk administrators with security focus
- SOC analysts working with Splunk Enterprise Security
- Threat hunters using Splunk
Learning Objectives
- 1Configure Splunk Enterprise Security for threat detection
- 2Write advanced SPL queries for security analysis
- 3Build correlation searches and notable event workflows
- 4Create security dashboards and reports in Splunk
- 5Conduct threat hunting and investigations using Splunk
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of SIEM concepts
- Familiarity with Splunk fundamentals or equivalent SIEM experience
Course Modules
Day 1: Splunk Architecture and Security Fundamentals
Splunk Enterprise architecture (indexers, search heads, forwarders); data onboarding and source types; Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) overview; Common Information Model (CIM); data model acceleration; and app installation.
Day 2: Search Processing Language for Security Analysis
SPL fundamentals and search optimization; statistical commands (stats, chart, timechart); eval expressions and field extraction; lookup tables and enrichment; transaction and subsearch commands; and security-focused search patterns.
Day 3: Detection Engineering and Correlation
Correlation search development; risk-based alerting (RBA) methodology; notable event management; adaptive response actions; threat intelligence framework integration; and detection content management.
Day 4: Investigation, Threat Hunting, and Incident Management
Investigation workbench usage; threat hunting methodologies with SPL; indicator of compromise (IOC) searching; MITRE ATT&CK mapping in Splunk; asset and identity correlation; and case management workflows.
Day 5: Dashboards, Automation, and Certification Exam
Security dashboard design; Simple XML and Dashboard Studio; automated response playbooks; SOAR integration fundamentals; Splunk performance tuning; reporting and compliance dashboards; and the certification exam.
Exam Details
Duration
3 hours
Format
Multiple choice (80 questions), open book
Passing Score
70%
Retake Policy
Free retake within 12 months after first failure
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Certification
PECB Certified Splunk Analyst
Issued by PECB
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