Splunk Enterprise Security

What is the best method of calculating variance, Extreme Search or just Stats?

joeldavideng
Path Finder

I currently have several behavioral anomaly searches that report users exhibiting authentication behavior that is X number of standard deviations above their mean or just in the 9Xth percentile based on a baseline period of behavior. After reading George Starcher's blog entries on the subject of Extreme Search I am considering implementing those searches using that app, but I am concerned that I am losing precision because I can't say for certain that "anomalous" means three standard deviations above the mean. I would like to hear about other users' experiences doing the same and whether you think the migration is worth the effort.

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starcher
Influencer

Extreme search is "fuzzy". If you want precise traditional stats just do that.

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starcher
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Extreme search is "fuzzy". If you want precise traditional stats just do that.

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joeldavideng
Path Finder

Straight from the horse's mouth. Thanks Starcher.

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