Enabling auto-refresh on the Analyst queue in Enterprise Security

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You are a security operations center (SOC) analyst or administrator who frequently uses the Analyst queue in Splunk Enterprise Security. You’re looking for a way to streamline your workflow by enabling auto-refresh by default, so you don’t need to manually toggle it every time you log in.

How to use Splunk software for this use case

This video shows you:

How to enable or disable auto-refresh manually in the Analyst queue (formerly Incident review).
Steps to configure auto-refresh as the default for all users by navigating to Configure > Findings and Investigations > Analyst Queue Settings and toggling the setting on.
The effect of enabling the default setting so auto-refresh will activate automatically each time you log into the Analyst queue unless you manually turn it off.

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In addition, these resources might help you understand and implement this guidance:

Splunk Help: About Splunk Enterprise Security
Splunk Lantern Article: Installing and upgrading to Splunk Enterprise Security 8x
Splunk Lantern Article: Using Enterprise Security 8.0 workflows
Splunk Lantern Article: Using risk-based alerting and detection in Enterprise Security 8.0
Splunk Lantern Article: Searching investigation artifacts with the Analyst queue in Enterprise Security 8.0
Splunk Resource: Cybersecurity Defense Analyst Learning Path
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