How-to Guides & Resources
Step-by-step guides for setup, optimization, and incident response with Xpernix.
How to Connect Your Log Sources to Xpernix
A step-by-step guide to connecting cloud, on-premises, and SaaS log sources to the Xpernix managed SIEM platform in under 15 minutes.
Read guide → Detection EngineeringEvent types we support
Learn how to create, tune, and manage custom detection rules in Xpernix to reduce false positives and surface the alerts that matter to your environment.
Read guide → Detection EngineeringHow to Configure Custom Alert Rules
Learn how to create, tune, and manage custom detection rules in Xpernix to reduce false positives and surface the alerts that matter to your environment.
Read guide → OperationsHow to Read Your Security Dashboard
A guide to the Xpernix security dashboard — understanding alert queues, risk scores, trend charts, and compliance widgets to get daily security situational awareness.
Read guide → Incident ResponseHow to Respond to a Critical Alert
Step-by-step guide to responding to a Critical severity alert from Xpernix — how to triage, contain, investigate, and close an incident with your SOC team.
Read guide → OperationsHow to Build a Real-Time Security Alerting Workflow
A practical guide to deciding which security events need immediate attention, routing alerts to the right people, and reducing attacker dwell time with real-time visibility.
Read guide → Detection EngineeringHow to Define the Role of a Detection Engineer
A practical guide to understanding what detection engineers do, which skills they need, and how the role improves alert quality, coverage, and response outcomes.
Read guide → OperationsHow to Configure AWS CloudTrail and Export to S3
A step-by-step guide to setting up AWS CloudTrail for your account, saving logs to S3, and the real-world challenges of querying them with Amazon Athena.
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