PUBlished on
January 19, 2024
updated on
November 5, 2025

Unlock SaaS Security Intelligence with Splunk and Obsidian

NING ZOU AND FARAH IYER

In a world where SaaS security threats are constantly evolving, organizations increasingly rely on advanced threat detection and response capabilities. Obsidian’s integration with Splunk is designed precisely for this purpose. It empowers security teams with robust SaaS security intelligence to effectively mitigate these evolving threats in a proactive manner.

Splunk Integration: What You Need to Know

Obsidian offers a powerful Technical Add-On (TA) that seamlessly integrates with both Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud instances. This integration facilitates the extraction of critical information from your Obsidian tenant. It delivers comprehensive dashboards and contextual threat alerts directly to your Security Operations Center (SOC).

Benefits of Integration

High-Level Architecture

The integration is built on a robust architecture that ensures smooth information flow and operational continuity.

Follow these steps to set up and configure the integration seamlessly.

Enhance your defenses against SaaS security threats with Obsidian’s Splunk integration. Gain centralized visibility. Receive real-time alerts. Leverage SaaS security intelligence to strengthen your organization’s overall security posture. This integration not only enhances your ability to respond effectively to threats but also optimizes your security operations. It ensures proactive protection against emerging risks.

For more insight into Obsidian’s threat detection capabilities, check out this webinar.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does Obsidian's integration with Splunk enhance SaaS security monitoring?

Obsidian's integration with Splunk enables organizations to centralize all SaaS security data within their existing Splunk environment. This allows security teams to view comprehensive dashboards, receive contextual threat alerts, and correlate SaaS incidents with other security events, resulting in more effective monitoring and faster threat response.

What are the benefits of using Obsidian's Technical Add-On (TA) for Splunk?

The Obsidian Technical Add-On for Splunk streamlines deployment, providing out-of-the-box compatibility with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud. Key benefits include seamless extraction of SaaS security data, actionable and timely threat insights, reduction in false positives, and customizable dashboards tailored to your organization's needs.

Can I customize Obsidian dashboards within Splunk to fit my organization’s requirements?

Yes, the integration allows for dashboard customization within Splunk. You can configure which data and insights are displayed, helping to eliminate irrelevant alerts and only focus on the metrics that matter most to your organization, which can also help reduce Splunk licensing costs associated with excessive data ingestion.

How does the integration help reduce alert fatigue for security operations teams?

Obsidian’s integration with Splunk delivers contextual and prioritized threat alerts, enabling security teams to focus on actionable incidents rather than sifting through high volumes of false positives. This targeted approach ensures teams spend their time investigating genuine threats and improves operational efficiency.

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