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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading July 2024
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading July 2024

Welcome to the Splunk staff picks blog, featuring a curated list of presentations, whitepapers, and customer case studies that our Splunk security experts feel are worth a read.
AcidPour Wiper Malware: Threat Analysis and Detections
Security
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AcidPour Wiper Malware: Threat Analysis and Detections

The Splunk Threat Research Team provides an analysis of AcidPour and how to use Splunk’s out-of-the-box security content to help defend against this wiper malware.
How Splunk SOAR is Helping Organizations Achieve a More Resilient Approach to Security
Security
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How Splunk SOAR is Helping Organizations Achieve a More Resilient Approach to Security

We worked with Peerspot to capture some of the ways customers have found success while using Splunk SOAR as part of their security stack.
Splunk Security Content for Impact Assessment of CrowdStrike Windows Outage
Security
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Splunk Security Content for Impact Assessment of CrowdStrike Windows Outage

This blog is intended to help existing Splunk customers who are also customers of CrowdStrike gain visibility into how the CrowdStrike outage may be impacting their organizations.
Splunk at Black Hat 2024: Strategic Transformations to Power the SOC of the Future
Security
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Splunk at Black Hat 2024: Strategic Transformations to Power the SOC of the Future

At Black Hat 2024, Splunk will demonstrate how we’re empowering security teams to embrace strategic transformations and navigate the complex threat landscape.
Breaking Down Linux.Gomir: Understanding this Backdoor’s TTPs
Security
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Breaking Down Linux.Gomir: Understanding this Backdoor’s TTPs

The Splunk Threat Research Team provides an analysis of Linux.Gomir to help security analysts, blue teamers and Splunk customers defend against this threat.
Woken by Ransomware, Are We Hypnotized by Tunnel Vision?
Security
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Woken by Ransomware, Are We Hypnotized by Tunnel Vision?

Splunker Ronald Beiboer examines if ransomware has blinded us to the more invisible attacks and how cybersecurity can help.
Introducing ShellSweepPlus: Open-Source Web Shell Detection
Security
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Introducing ShellSweepPlus: Open-Source Web Shell Detection

Detect web shells easily with ShellSweepPlus, an open-source tool for detecting potential web shells. Learn how ShellSweepPlus works and how to use it here.
regreSSHion: Uncovering CVE-2024-6387 in OpenSSH - A Critical Vulnerability
Security
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regreSSHion: Uncovering CVE-2024-6387 in OpenSSH - A Critical Vulnerability

CVE-2024-6387, aka "regreSSHion", exposes Linux environments to remote unauthenticated code execution. Learn how to handle this CVE here.