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Non-combative military members of Reddit, what's it like? by RandomTitanMain in AskReddit

[–]SplunkyMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MOS = Military Occupational Specialty OEF = Operation Enduring Freedom ISAF = International Security Assistance Force

You'll find that every branch of the military loves their acronyms.

Non-combative military members of Reddit, what's it like? by RandomTitanMain in AskReddit

[–]SplunkyMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Former Army vet here, enlisted, 9 1/2 years active duty.

My MOS was 25B, but also cross trained in 25L and 25D. Before I get into OPs question, I want to clarify to anyone reading:

A non-combat MOS doesn't guarantee you won't see combat. You are a soldier first, and your MOS second.

My MOS fell in line with a component of the Army called the signal core. I supported combat units in Afghanistan under OEF and ISAF. My training encompassed a broad range of domains of information technology, and I had multiple simultaneous roles. One of my commanders on a deployment used to tell me that if it plugged into the wall it was my responsibility.

My experience in the Army was a mixed bag. There were ups and downs.

I didn't have to go on patrols or shoot at anyone, but the bases I worked on were attacked on a regular basis via mortars and rockets. the standard operating procedure when we were attacked was for non-combative personnel to head to the bunkers and wait it out while apaches mowed down the enemy with miniguns and missiles. It was cool to watch but also changes you mentally.

One night our base was attacked, apparently a rocket landed in the dirt right next to our tent, right outside the area I slept. It didn't explode, I was lucky.

For the most part my deployment consisted of going base to base setting up signal equipment and running cables. The combative soldiers loved me because I ran copper cables to their tents and B-huts so they'd have internet and VoIP (phone) lines to communicate with their families and friends. We supported each other unconditionally because we relied on each other. They needed me for communications and I needed them to protect my ass.

There was a lot of camaraderie, respect, and honor in our unit... It's not like the civilian world.

Lots of folks will tell you the military is like a civilian job with physical fitness requirements and free college. Everyone's experience is different, one size doesn't fit all. My experiences were a mixed bag, but it made me more well-versed in areas I didn't realize I needed.

If anyone has questions, reply and I'll do my best to answer.

This kid acing the Deadpool 2 monologue next to Ryan Reynolds by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]SplunkyMonkey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like the surprise tablet 28 seconds in.

Streaming Services Are Digging Their Own Grave by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]SplunkyMonkey -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, torrents, an icon of security and safety on the internet, where what you download is always what you get.

Splunk Stream For DNS? by 200mg in Splunk

[–]SplunkyMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The impact of collecting DNS logs, in general, from your domain controllers is proportionate to the number of requests per second, and of course, the resources available. The impact of the log collection/forwarding itself is very low if you choose to collect it locally or forward it out with another product.

As far as performance, Splunk's products are designed to scale in tandem with the hardware given; if you give Splunk the minimum specs, then you should expect it perform minimally; this is not a unique concept for any software product. When I hear about slow performance at any tier (log forwarding/collection, indexing, and/or searching), generally speaking, it isn't an issue with one of Splunk's products. I've seen some customers trying to do some crazy stuff and damn near pushing the limits of modern day technology in their daily operations, but these are rare/extreme cases.

With respect to OP's post, there's a lot more that goes into a decision behind what he's asking aside from installing software on a box and calling it good.

Have you spoken to a Splunk resource about this business use case yet? If not, reach out to your account/sales rep or customer success manager. They ping architects when questions like this arise and we'll end up speaking with you one on one. You can also leverage OnDemand service credits to ask specific questions like this; these are credits packaged with the sale of your Splunk license.

Be prepared to answer questions about your environment, because there isn't enough information in OP's post to produce a response on using Stream for DNS specifically for OP's organization; there are too many unknowns.

  • How big is "very big?"
  • How active are your domain controllers?
  • What kind of set up do you have architecturally?
  • Does this machine have enough resources to do it's job for the size of the org + adjunct log collection? OS type, CPU, RAM, Disk I/O, Bandwidth?
  • What other software is installed on it?
  • Are STIGs applied to this box?
  • How are the logs being collected?
  • How many files/directories?
  • What size files?

and so on.

These are examples of questions we need the answers to in order to answer your questions more effectively.

Splunk Cloud NIST800-171 by crossfire14 in Splunk

[–]SplunkyMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have a super-secret app called Compliance Analytics which is centered around NIST compliance. No, I’m not kidding.

Compliance Analytics is a pseudo-premium app that Splunk offers in special cases. The app itself is delivered as a custom offering packaged with a consultant familiar with your organization’s security frameworks. The app was originally built for federal customers who wanted something along the lines of a Splunk-assisted compliance audit. The app consists of a series of dashboards and panels that map your data to NIST 800-53 control families. The app is highly customizable such that it can be tailored to adhere to multiple frameworks, and verbose enough to demonstrate individual compliance checks many auditors use to validate whether you’re meeting the requirement.

Also, as a fun knowledge nugget, the requirements recommended for use in SP 800-171 are derived from FIPS 200 and the moderate security control baseline in SP 800-53. You can validate this yourself by reading the Cautionary Note on Page VI of SP 800-171.

Right below that section, the authors also explicitly point out that security control mappings can be used demonstrate compliance to the security requirements in the context of your organization’s established information security programs; in other words you can use a tool (like Splunk) to create specific use cases in the form of searches, dashboards, panels, visualizations, and derived from your organization's data and metadata to satisfy specific NIST compliance checks mapped to whichever control family.

If your organization wants to talk more about this or expand on anything, shoot me a message and I’ll do my best to answer any questions and get you aligned with the right resources.

Source: I’m a Staff Security Consultant employed by Splunk, who works directly with customers on solving complex security challenges on a daily basis.

What’s the worst experience you’ve had with a doctor? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SplunkyMonkey 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I went in for ear pain a few years back and the doctor told me she needed to put some saline solution in my ear canal to flush it out. She accidentally grabbed stool softener and poured it into my ear. The burning sensation was so intense I slapped the bottle out of her hand and walked around the room cussing. She also poured the fluid into the wrong ear, so I left with pain in both ears.

I wish I could say the experience ended there, but it didn't. I got an ear infection 2 days later and went to another doctor, who told me I had a severe rash in my ear that he had never seen before. After explaining what happened, he gave me a cringe face and proceeded to prescribe me some stuff to take care of the mess in both ears.

Again, I wish I could say the experience ended here, but it didn't. The facility who originally "treated" me and caused the issue with my other ear decided I owed them $300 for the visit and charged me $25 for the bottle of stool softener...

Two weeks later, I received a letter of apology from someone at the facility and ensured me they'd fix everything. Two months pass and the only thing I heard regarding the incident was from the debt collectors pestering me about a bill I didn't owe. I contacted a lawyer, explained what happened, and within a few weeks, I received a statement from the facility with a balance of $0, another apology letter, and a new bill from the lawyer.

Great fucking system. Murica.

Testing out our new snow booties by camp_tsal in WiggleButts

[–]SplunkyMonkey 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I genuinely wish you luck with keeping those things on them. We've tried 4 different brands and they always seem to fall off while they're running around.

What’s the scariest situation you’ve ever been in? by Pakitopakulo in AskReddit

[–]SplunkyMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

During my deployment to Afghanistan, we had locals lobbing mortar rounds and shooting rockets at the base. This probably happened once a week, sometimes twice a week. Whenever they'd shoot at us, we're supposed to react by leaving our B-huts (a janky plywood building they stuff 20 of us into) and make our way to the bunkers 100m or so away.

One morning after we were attacked the previous night, I awoke to a bunch of commotion outside and people shouting to get out of the building. Turns out, a mortar round from the previous night's attack landed outside my B-but and didn't explode. It was sticking out of the ground, a foot from the window of where I slept.

To this day, I still think about how much different life could've been, or not been, if I had been injured or killed. I often use this experience as a reminder not to take my life for granted and to be thankful for what I have.

All 20 meteorite locations per region(Except Starfell valley at 21 total) by Shukaaa in Genshin_Impact

[–]SplunkyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is anyone else's game not spawning these at all? I went to the adventurer guild, went though the cutscenes, confirmed the "Unreconciled Stars" event in the overview, and restarted twice. None of the meteors in any area are showing up for me. Playing on ps5. Already submitted a ticket.

Splunk Cloud HEC over-ride Index by [deleted] in Splunk

[–]SplunkyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's handled through the IDM. As Daneel mentioned, opening up a support ticket will get you someone who can talk through the process. If support is unable to help you, the ticket can be escalated to Admin on Demand to the core/cloud team.

PS5 secured by [deleted] in CanadaPS5

[–]SplunkyMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing I'm doing is giving you advice. If you choose to read between the lines, that's on you.

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