Kushagra Sharma's Blog Posts

Kushagra Sharma is a Product Manager at Cisco working on AIOps products that help teams operate complex systems with intelligence and scale. He focuses on translating customer problems into practical, data-driven solutions at the intersection of AI, reliability, and software platforms. Passionate about clear thinking and strong product craft, Kushagra writes to share insights on technology, product strategy, and building systems that actually work in the real world.

Machine Learning in Security: Deep Learning Based DGA Detection with a Pre-trained Model
Security
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Machine Learning in Security: Deep Learning Based DGA Detection with a Pre-trained Model

The Splunk Machine Learning for Security team introduces a new detection to detect Domain Generation Algorithms generated domains.
Know Your Customer Again
Industries
9 Minute Read

Know Your Customer Again

The Know Your Customer use case is always going to be at the forefront of any Financial Services Industries institution. Nimish Doshi will provide more details in this blog for a prescriptive path on using Splunk products for KYC.
Detecting Cloud Account Takeover Attacks: Threat Research Release, October 2022
Security
10 Minute Read

Detecting Cloud Account Takeover Attacks: Threat Research Release, October 2022

The Splunk Threat Research Team shares a closer look at the telemetry available in Azure, AWS and GCP and the options teams have to ingest this data into Splunk.
Peace on Earth and Peace of Mind With Business Resilience
Leadership
3 Minute Read

Peace on Earth and Peace of Mind With Business Resilience

The holidays are upon us and with that comes booming business and bad actors. Ensuring your business and systems are secure, available and resilient is critical.
Security Books & Articles: Must-Read List From InfoSec Experts
Learn
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Security Books & Articles: Must-Read List From InfoSec Experts

Looking for your next read? Our security experts picked the very best security books, guides & articles. From hobbyists to pros, we’ve got books for you!
From Macros to No Macros: Continuous Malware Improvements by QakBot
Security
13 Minute Read

From Macros to No Macros: Continuous Malware Improvements by QakBot

This blog, the Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) showcases a year's evolution of QakBot. We also dive into a recent change in tradecraft meant to evade security controls. Last, we reverse engineered the QakBot loader to showcase some of its functions.