What are the security differences between Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud?

[ema]

I'd like to know from a security's perspective, what are the differences between Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise version? Are they both PCI-DSS and HIPAA compliant? Are there any customers that use both Splunk Cloud and Enterprise on prem?

[blasmoreno]

I too would like to know the technical differences between Splunk ES and Cloud.  For instance are all the  Splunk ES features and capabilities embedded in Splunk Cloud?  If not then what ES features are missing in Cloud?  I can't seem to find any definitive literature on the subject and I am a new Splunk user/admin.  

[aaraneta_splunk]

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[mjoseff_splunk]

Hi, Ema, it looks like parts two and three of your questions are answered below; regarding part one, are there specific aspects of security you are curious about? Are you asking about the deployment (cloud vs on-prem) aspects or wondering if the software differs?

[pgreer_splunk · Accepted solution]

Splunk Cloud (managed service) is nearing PCI and HIPAA compliance, we're getting close.

Keep an eye out on http://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/splunk-cloud.html for more information in the future on compliance.

There are many customers that utilize Cloud as well as On-Prem independently and some as well that perform hybrid (searching across on-prem and cloud).

For PCI and HIPAA compliance for on-prem, that is up to the customer. The Splunk core software is by itself not something that fits a compliance criteria as there is much more to compliance than just the software package (processes, procedures, reporting, auditing, security, roles and responsibilities, etc. etc. etc.).