ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has announced a significant enhancement to its ESET Endpoint Management Platform (ESET PROTECT) through seamless integration with Splunk, a leading security information and event management (SIEM) platform. This strategic collaboration aims to empower security teams by consolidating endpoint protection data with broader security telemetry, thereby streamlining threat detection, investigation, and response workflows.
The integration introduces ESET’s advanced Detection and Response capabilities, powered by ESET Inspect, directly into the Splunk SIEM environment. Security administrators can now benefit from real-time streaming of ESET endpoint alerts into Splunk, enabling immediate correlation with other security data such as firewall logs, intrusion detection/prevention system (IDS/IPS) data, and user activity records. This holistic view facilitates faster, more informed decision-making and reduces the need to juggle multiple security tools.
Pavol Šalátek, Director of Global Business Partnerships and Alliances at ESET, emphasized the importance of this integration:
As cyber threats become more sophisticated and resources remain stretched, organizations are looking for ways to simplify their security operations without sacrificing effectiveness. Our integration with Splunk provides security teams with a single pane of glass for threat detection and response, reducing manual work and improving overall efficiency.
Flexible Data Sharing
ESET’s integration supports two primary approaches for data sharing:
– Syslog-based integration: ESET PROTECT can export detection events in syslog format to Splunk, ensuring compatibility with existing log management workflows.
– API-based integration: Utilizing the ESET Connect API, Splunk can query and pull security events and telemetry directly from ESET PROTECT and ESET Inspect, allowing for customizable and granular data collection.
This flexibility ensures that organizations of all sizes and technical architectures can leverage the integration, whether they are large enterprises or managed service providers (MSPs) seeking to offer advanced detection and response services to their clients.
By aggregating ESET detection events with other security insights in Splunk, security analysts and incident responders gain a comprehensive perspective on potential threats. Splunk’s powerful analytics and customizable detection rules can be applied to ESET data, while automated workflows can trigger containment and remediation actions in response to detected threats. This not only accelerates threat response but also helps organizations achieve regulatory compliance and satisfy business leadership expectations.
The integration is designed to be user-friendly, with straightforward setup steps. Administrators can configure the ESET Connect API within Splunk, specify their ESET product instances, and begin monitoring detection logs almost immediately. The integration supports real-time data ingestion, with detection logs pulled every five minutes, ensuring up-to-date visibility into the organization’s security posture.
By enabling easier aggregation of endpoint and network data, ESET and Splunk are helping organizations do more with fewer tools and less manual effort, ultimately reducing risk in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
