Thankful for our community — today and always. 🌟
May your Thanksgiving be full of peace, connection and gratitude.

#Thanksgiving #Gratitude

OpenSearch Project Autumn meetup in Berlin, Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup Hi Everyone, we are very excited to announce our OpenSearch Project Berlin autumn meetup on **Thursday November 6th** **Agenda** **6:30pm Start** (Drinks and snacks will

🍂 TONIGHT: OpenSearch Project Autumn Meetup in #Berlin!

Join the community for talks, drinks & networking 🍻
📍 Automat Berlin GmbH (Schöneberger Ufer 65)
🕕 18:30–20:30 CET

🎤 Ulrich Hinze (AWS)
🎤 Nils Bandener (Eliatra - our sister brand)

RSVP 👉

Migrating Elasticsearch Indexes from Version 6 to 8: A Real-World Approach Upgrading Elasticsearch from 6 to 8? Navigate architectural changes to indexes with a practical, proven migration approach.

⚙️ Upgrading Elasticsearch from 6 to 8 soon?
You’re not alone — it’s a tricky leap with big architectural changes.

Our latest blog walks through a practical migration plan that actually works.

Read more: [https://buff.ly/dzIAN8V]
#Elasticsearch #SearchGuard #Migration #Observability

What Are 5 Security-Themed YouTube Channels Worth Your Time? We present 5 security-related YouTube channels that deliver quality and value and are definitely worth your time.

Curious about where to learn more about security on YouTube?
We just published a post that highlights 5 must-watch security-themed channels — with hands-on demos, privacy guides, and expert commentary.

Encryption at Rest – Compliance and Future-Ready Security In this article, we'll dive deeper into how Encryption at Rest supports compliance with international data protection standards.

Encryption at Rest is key to compliance and security.

New blog: why it matters for GDPR, HIPAA & beyond — and why it’s becoming more critical every day.

Read here: bit.ly/41OkOQQ

#CyberSecurity #Encryption #SearchGuard

Encryption at Rest – Real-World Use Cases and Industry Applications In this follow-up, we'll look at how organizations apply it in practice and why it's becoming very important in the face of emerging threats and technologies.

Encryption at Rest is more than a checkbox for compliance—it’s becoming essential for resilience in modern IT.
We look at real-world use cases, industry adoption, and why it matters now more than ever.

📖 Read the full blog: [https://buff.ly/lBZkbZI]

#Encryption #DataSecurity #SearchGuard

Part 4 of our blog series is out! This time, we cover how to migrate Document-Level and Field-Level Security (DLS & FLS) from X-Pack to Search Guard. Gain control over access to sensitive data—at scale.
🔗 [https://buff.ly/Q0x1VVk]

#SearchGuard #Elasticsearch #Security #XPack #DLS #FLS

Default Elasticsearch = open door to attackers. 🚪💥

Our new post shows the top vulnerabilities and how to fix them in 5 minutes with Search Guard.

Read here: search-guard.com/blog/the-5-m...

#Elasticsearch #SearchGuard #Security

Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day! 🎉

From keeping Elasticsearch clusters secure to fixing that “one weird network issue” at 3 AM, sysadmins do it all.

Big thanks from all of us at Search Guard. You make the magic happen.
#SysAdminDay #ITPros #SearchGuard #CyberSecurity

From X-Pack to Search Guard — Part 3 of our migration guide is out. 🛡️

This one’s all about migrating users and credentials from X-Pack’s native realm to Search Guard.

📖 [https://bit.ly/3ICcNYm]

#Elasticsearch #SearchGuard #OpenSearch #infosec

If you're using Elasticsearch and heading to WeAreDevelopers, come find us at Booth 206.

We’re the team behind Search Guard—and we're here to talk serious security, no demos required.

@wearedevelopers.bsky.social

If you're using Elasticsearch and heading to WeAreDevelopers, come find us at Booth 206.

We’re the team behind Search Guard—and we're here to talk serious security, no demos required.

@wearedevelopers.bsky.social

We’re heading to WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin (July 9–11)!
📍 Booth 206

Come meet the team behind Search Guard—the enterprise security layer for Elasticsearch.

No demos. Just smart, open conversations about data protection.

@wearedevelopers.bsky.social

Thinking of switching from X-Pack Security to Search Guard?

Part 2 of our migration series is out now. This one's all about roles & permissions—migrate custom setups without losing access control.

📘 Read it here: [https://buff.ly/oKsahoH]

#SearchGuard #Elasticsearch #Security

From X-Pack to Search Guard: Part 1 - TLS Setup This article describes how to migrate TLS Settings from X-Pack Security to Search Guard Security. Scale your cluster, not your cost!

New guide: Move from X-Pack Security to Search Guard TLS without breaking your setup. 🔒
Reuse your CA, regenerate certs, and update configs with ease.

Works with Elasticsearch 8.x.
Check it out: [https://bit.ly/4kAlJLX]

#SearchGuard #Elasticsearch #Security #TLS #DevTools

Search Guard is heading to Berlin Buzzwords next week! 🇩🇪

We’ll be talking security, TLS, and Elasticsearch — if you’re going, come find us!

📅 June 16–18

#BerlinBuzzwords #SearchGuard #Elasticsearch #OpenSource #DevTools

🛠️ Search Guard FLX is now compatible with Elasticsearch 9!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this release possible. Ready to explore what’s next for secure, scalable search?

More info → [https://bit.ly/3Hpo5Pi]
#SearchGuard #FLX #Elasticsearch9 #CommunityDriven #SearchSecurity

The next #OpenSearch Meetup is happening in Berlin June 18 — hosted by our sister company @eliatra.bsky.social‬!

We’re thrilled Jochen Kressin from our team will be speaking. If you're into search and security, this is your spot.

Full details + RSVP → [https://bit.ly/4jJxP4s]
#Eliatra #BerlinTech

🔐 Data breaches are rising—are you protecting what’s stored? Learn how Encryption at Rest secures your business-critical data from evolving threats.

Read the full post: [https://buff.ly/Qe3EOtf]
#CyberSecurity #DataProtection

🔐 Data breaches are rising—are you protecting what’s stored? Learn how Encryption at Rest secures your business-critical data from evolving threats.

Read the full post: [https://buff.ly/Qe3EOtf]
#CyberSecurity #DataProtection

Security for Elasticsearch | Latest Releases | Search Guard A list of the current Search Guard releases for all Elasticsearch 7 and Kibana 7 versions.

🎉 Just in: Search Guard FLX is now compatible with Elasticsearch 9!

A new chapter for secure, modular search is here.

Read more → [https://bit.ly/3Hpo5Pi]
#SearchGuard #Elasticsearch #FLX #Security #SearchTech

🔐 Data breaches are rising—are you protecting what’s stored? Learn how Encryption at Rest secures your business-critical data from evolving threats.

Read the full post: [https://buff.ly/Qe3EOtf]
#CyberSecurity #DataProtection

How to Create a Search Engine In this blog post, we’ll walk through the fundamentals of creating a search engine — from the way data is stored and analyzed to how search queries are handled.

What goes into building a search engine? More than you might think.

In our latest post, we explore the core components of a search engine — plus how Search Guard can help you secure your #Elasticsearch deployment.

Read it here:
[https://bit.ly/3FfCj4k]

#SearchTech #SearchGuard #CyberSecurity

🚨 New in Search Guard: Signals Alerting makes it easy to automate alerts and monitor Elasticsearch & Kibana in real time.
✅ Anomaly detection
✅ Multi-channel notifications
✅ Fully integrated with SG—and totally free.
Read more: [https://bit.ly/4cYNI5d]

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Tonight! 🎉 Our sister brand @Eliatra is at the OpenSearch Meetup in München.

Starts 6:30 PM @ Nordcloud — talks on OpenSearch contributions + index versioning w/ Terraform + Python. Snacks, too 🍻

Details & RSVP: www.meetup.com/opensearch-p...

#SearchGuard #Eliatra

Thinking about ditching #Elasticsearch Enterprise for something lighter on the wallet?

Our latest post shows how to switch to the Search Guard Community Edition without giving up the good stuff (like security configs & certs).

Check it out 🔗 [https://bit.ly/4jxCu9J]

#searchguard #opensource