Splunk Dashboard for Cloudflare Logs
Monitor and Analyze Cloudflare Web Traffic, WAF Actions, and Server Performance in Real-Time
Overview
In this project, you’ll build a Splunk dashboard to visualize and monitor Cloudflare web traffic logs.
You’ll analyze total requests, success/error rates, WAF actions (challenges and blocks), and top-performing endpoints.
The dashboard will also include geo-visualization of client IPs to help identify global traffic distribution and detect anomalies or malicious requests.
This hands-on project is ideal for SOC analysts and engineers who want to gain insights into web security and performance analytics using Cloudflare log data.
What You'll Learn
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Cloudflare Log Analysis
Understand how to parse and interpret Cloudflare HTTP request logs, including fields like ClientIP, URI, Status, and WAFAction.
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Splunk Dashboard Visualization
Create a rich, interactive Splunk dashboard featuring single-value metrics, bar charts, and choropleth maps for visual insights.
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WAF Event Monitoring
Track WAF challenges and blocks to identify potential attack patterns or false positives in real-time.
Prerequisites
- Splunk SIEM Home Lab Project
- Cloudflare access logs exported in JSON format
About Trainer
Rajneesh Gupta
Rajneesh Gupta is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 11 years of industry experience. With a remarkable career focused on incident response, penetration testing, security compliance, and risk management, Rajneesh has established himself as a leading expert in the field. He is also an accomplished author, having penned the book "Hands-on with Blockchain and Cybersecurity". As a dedicated educator, Rajneesh has made a significant impact on the cybersecurity community by training over 60,000 students globally.
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