THWACK Monthly Mission - May 2019

You've got everything locked down tight. Your servers are patched, your infrastructure is healthy, your users are happy, even your printers are full of paper. Everything’s as it should be.

Then, something changed. You don't know where, and you don't know what, you just know something’s wrong. Something new, something different, something unexpected has befallen your quiet life. It’s time to alter your outlook. You need to transform the way you defend your environment and yourself.



MAY MISSION

Use the mission’s resources to complete the tasks and answer the questions for a chance to win!

Correctly answer each question during the week and you'll be entered for a chance to win the weekly prize.

Correctly answer all 20 questions over the course of the month and you'll be entered for a chance to win the grand prize.

150 points are being awarded for each correctly answered question. There are 20 questions, which means you can earn a maximum of 3,000 points for this mission.

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MISSION RULES

A new question will open every day (Monday - Friday) starting on May 6, 2019. Once a question has opened, it will remain open until June 2, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Check the schedule below for exact open/close times.



MISSION SHORTCUT

Complete the mission shortcut between May 6, 2019 and June 2, 2019 to earn an additional 1,000 THWACKRegistered points & enter to win an iPad!

IT infrastructure event logs can generate hundreds (if not thousands) of instances per second, making it difficult for even the most sophisticated search algorithms to keep pace. Your security posture is only as effective as your ability to search for words or phrases that may indicate suspicious or malicious activity. SolarWindsRegistered Log & Event Manager is a tool designed to help IT and security professionals visualize cyberactivity search results that could be useful in identifying potential threats to on-premises IT infrastructure. Visualizing your search results can help make sense of log data and reduce your exposure to attacks and suspicious activity. Show us how frequently words appear in your log data using the Word Cloud in nDepth!


SHORTCUT STEPS:

  1. Download a free trial of Log & Event Manager
  2. Navigate to Explore -> nDepth
    1. NOTE: The Ops Center may not be your default view when you log into the tool. If this is the case, select the LEM Console link in the upper right-hand corner of your view, and then proceed to step #3
  3. Select the Word Cloud icon from the ribbon below the main window
  4. Take a screenshot of the Word Cloud that is displayed.
  5. Submit screenshot HERE
WEEKLY PRIZESMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYWINNERS
Week 1: Complete questions 1-5 by May 12, 2019 to be entered to win: Transformers 5 Movie Blu-Ray Collection
Week 2: Complete questions 6-10 by May 19, 2019 to be entered to win: Holy Stone HS170 Predator Mini RC Helicopter Drone
Week 3: Complete questions 11-15 by May 26, 2019 to be entered to win: Transformers: The Complete Series
Week 4: Complete questions 16-20 by June 2, 2019 to be entered to win: JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Portable Stereo Speaker

Correctly answer all 20 questions by June 2, 2019 and get entered to win the Grand Prize! Lenovo Chromebook 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop



May Mission Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany | Australia

May Mission Shortcut Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany | Australia

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