Is Splunk a log monitoring tool?

One popular log management option is Splunk . Splunk starts with log management and uses that data for dozens of purposes, including security operations and overall system monitoring and observability. Additionally, various open-source solutions provide real-time monitoring and analysis of logs.

What are the benefits of Splunk logging?

A Splunk log is highly scalable and easy for organizations to implement . It is able to find useful information within organizations' data without users having to identify it themselves.

Is Splunk a tool or software?

Splunk Inc. is an American software company based in San Francisco, California, that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated data via a web-style interface.

How does Splunk work?

Splunk helps organizations extract value from server data. This enables efficient application management, IT operations management, compliance and security monitoring. At the center of Splunk is an engine that collects, indexes and manages big data. It can handle terabytes of data or more in any format every day.

How to read Splunk logs?

Checking Application Logs in Splunk You can do this by going to the Splunk web interface and entering a search string . This will bring up a list of all the events that match your search. You can then use the Splunk filters to further refine your results and get the specific data that you require.

Is Splunk easy to learn?

While you can grasp the basics in a matter of weeks, becoming a proficient Splunk user or administrator may take several months to a year . Remember that learning is an ongoing journey, and continuous practice and engagement with the Splunk community will contribute to your success.

Using Splunk the right way powers cybersecurity, observability, network operations and a whole bunch of important tasks that large organizations require. Splunk is the key to enterprise resilience.

What is Splunk best for?

What is Splunk used for? Splunk is a powerful tool for analyzing data that can help organizations make better decisions, improve operations, and reduce costs . By collecting and indexing data from across an organization, Splunk provides a centralized view of all the data that an organization must work with.

How do I connect to MikroTik?

To connect to the router enter the IP or MAC address of the router, specify username and password (if any) and click on the Connect button . You can also enter the port number after the IP address, separating them with a colon, like this 192.168. 88.1:9999. The port can be changed in the RouterOS services menu.

How to connect to MikroTik router web interface?

Connecting to a Router As we already know from the First Time Configuration section, the device by default has username admin and no password configured. Simply open a Web browser and in the search bar type device IP address which by default is 192.168. 88.1 .

How do I connect to Splunk locally?

Open Splunk Web by going to http://host:port/ in your browser, using the host and port you chose during installation. By default, this URL is http://localhost:8000. Log into Splunk Web using an account with administrator privileges.

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I need a lot of firewall logs to make sure script does not break. So will have a look at it.
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@Mikrotik: Where in the change logs does it mention that the log format has changed?

In addition, I've checked both mangle-rules.
I do not have specific "logging" enabled on these rules btw.

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I yet have to understand why & when this extra data shows up in the drop-logs, but it seems for outbound packets. (which makes sense since my mangle rule specifies outbound ISP-interface)
These drops are from 2 Unify AP's that would love to call home

17:12:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:38242->34.210.237.89:443, len 60
17:12:35 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:38242->34.210.237.89:443, len 60
17:12:37 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:42706->44.236.10.9:443, len 60
17:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:42706->44.236.10.9:443, len 60
17:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:56604->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
17:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:42932->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
18:12:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:43520->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
18:12:35 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:43520->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
18:12:37 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:57196->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
18:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:57196->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
18:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:43302->44.236.10.9:443, len 60
18:12:39 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:38842->34.210.237.89:443, len 60
19:12:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:57808->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
19:12:35 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:57808->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
19:12:37 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:44136->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
19:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:44136->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
19:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:43916->44.236.10.9:443, len 60
19:12:39 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:39456->34.210.237.89:443, len 60
20:12:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:58424->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
20:12:35 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:58424->54.201.115.248:443, len 60
20:12:37 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:44752->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
20:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:44752->44.241.83.169:443, len 60
20:12:38 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:40070->34.210.237.89:443, len 60
20:12:39 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 80:2a:a8:50:b6:41, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.247:44534->44.236.10.9:443, len 60
20:20:27 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:46828->54.171.230.55:443, len 60
20:20:28 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:46828->54.171.230.55:443, len 60
20:20:30 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:46828->54.171.230.55:443, len 60
20:20:35 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:46828->54.171.230.55:443, len 60
20:20:43 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:46828->54.171.230.55:443, len 60
20:20:59 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:46828->54.171.230.55:443, len 60
20:21:27 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:42310->34.254.182.186:443, len 60
20:21:28 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:42310->34.254.182.186:443, len 60
20:21:30 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:42310->34.254.182.186:443, len 60
20:21:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:42310->34.254.182.186:443, len 60
20:21:43 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:42310->34.254.182.186:443, len 60
20:21:59 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:42310->34.254.182.186:443, len 60
20:22:27 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:40986->54.247.62.1:443, len 60
20:22:28 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:40986->54.247.62.1:443, len 60
20:22:30 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:40986->54.247.62.1:443, len 60
20:22:35 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:40986->54.247.62.1:443, len 60
20:22:43 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:40986->54.247.62.1:443, len 60
20:22:59 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:40986->54.247.62.1:443, len 60
20:23:27 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:43302->34.243.160.129:443, len 60
20:23:28 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:43302->34.243.160.129:443, len 60
20:23:30 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:43302->34.243.160.129:443, len 60
20:23:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:43302->34.243.160.129:443, len 60
20:23:43 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:43302->34.243.160.129:443, len 60
20:23:59 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:43302->34.243.160.129:443, len 60
20:24:27 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:33074->54.217.10.153:443, len 60
20:24:28 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:33074->54.217.10.153:443, len 60
20:24:30 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:33074->54.217.10.153:443, len 60
20:24:34 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:33074->54.217.10.153:443, len 60
20:24:43 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:33074->54.217.10.153:443, len 60
20:24:59 firewall,info IP4-FWD-UNIFI-DROP forward: in:Bridge-LAN out:ISP, connection-mark:ALL_UP_CONN connection-state:new src-mac 02:11:32:25:51:92, proto TCP (SYN), 172.29.45.239:33074->54.217.10.153:443, len 60

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