Splunk DFIR Dashboard Collection

Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) professionals know that speed and efficiency are critical during investigations. The Splunk DFIR Dashboard Collection is a treasure trove of ready-to-use Splunk dashboards designed to streamline forensic analysis and provide immediate insights into collected log data.

🔍 What’s Inside?

This GitHub repository contains a curated set of tested, production-ready Splunk dashboard XML files built specifically for DFIR investigations. These dashboards were developed and refined over years of real-world incident response cases, ensuring they meet the needs of analysts dealing with:

• Windows Event Logs (EVTX)

• Plaso timelines

• CSV/JSON logs from EDRs & triage tools

• Other forensic artifacts

✅ Key Features

✔ Case-Based Dropdown Selector – Quickly switch between different investigation indexes.
✔ Plug-and-Play Functionality – Just ingest logs into a designated index, and the dashboards auto-parse them.
✔ Automated Analysis – Pre-built searches and visualizations highlight key forensic artifacts.
✔ Flexible Data Support – Works with EVTX, CSV, JSON, NDJSON, and more.
✔ Optimized for Splunk Enterprise – No Splunk Cloud dependencies.

🚀 How to Use These Dashboards

1️⃣ Install Splunk Enterprise

If you don’t already have Splunk running, download and install it from:
🔗 https://www.splunk.com

2️⃣ Ingest Your Forensic Data

• Use Splunk’s “Add Data” interface or CLI to load logs into a case-specific index (e.g., case_july2025_ransomware).

3️⃣ Import the Dashboards

• Option A: Copy/paste the XML into Splunk’s “Import Dashboard” feature.

• Option B: Manually place the .xml files into:

   

  $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/YOUR_APP_NAME/default/data/ui/views/

4️⃣ Start Analyzing!

• Open the dashboard, select your case index, and explore:

  • Event Log Triage

  • Process Timelines

  • Logon Activity

  • Detection Hits by Rule

  • Plaso Timeline Analysis

🛠 Dashboard Types Available

📚 Additional Resources

• Splunk Documentation – For setup and customization.

• https://github.com/shauntdergrigorian/splunkqueries

• https://github.com/Truvis/SplunkDashboards/tree/master

🤝 Contributions & Feedback Welcome!

This project is community-driven. If you:

• Have enhancement ideas

• Spot bugs or false positives

• Want to contribute your own dashboards

👉 Open an Issue or Submit a Pull Request!

Why This Repository Matters

DFIR analysts often spend hours building custom dashboards for each case. This collection eliminates that overhead, allowing responders to focus on analysis rather than setup. Whether you’re investigating ransomware, insider threats, or malware outbreaks, these dashboards provide immediate visibility into critical forensic data.

🔗 Check out the repo here: GitHub – Splunk DFIR Dashboard Collection