Analysis of machine-generated data can play an important role in a sophisticated layered defense for your data and systems, but getting there can be challenging even with advanced intelligence platforms. Splunk– provider of an engine that collects, indexes and analyzes massive volumes of machine-generated data–is out to change that with today’s release of version 2.4 of the Splunk App for Enterprise Security, which makes the statistical analysis tools, dashboards and visualizations available out of the box. “Statistical analysis is the new weapon of the security warrior defending against threats that bypass traditional security detection systems,” says Mark Seward, senior director of security and compliance at Splunk.