Confluent emphasizes the importance of security by simplifying visibility across its cloud and on-premises solutions, demonstrated through monitoring Confluent Cloud authorization events using Splunk, a leader in security information and event management. They have introduced a general availability audit logs feature for standard and dedicated clusters, allowing users to track access and activity on Confluent Cloud. These audit logs capture Apache Kafka authentication, management authorization, and Confluent's Cluster RBAC authorization events, providing organizations with the ability to improve their security posture by correlating audit activities with other security data sources. Confluent offers multiple ways to access these logs, including APIs, CLI tools, and custom consumers, and the audit logs can be integrated with other security vendors like Elasticsearch. The introduction of the Confluent Cloud Splunk App enhances the visualization of audit logs, providing dashboards to analyze user activities and investigate role assignments, aiding in security monitoring and compliance. Furthermore, these audit logs have applications beyond security, such as monitoring events or marketing campaigns, illustrated by their use in the GovHack hackathon to track participant activities. This initiative represents Confluent's commitment to enhancing security and operational transparency for its users.