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APAC BOTS Day 2022
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APAC BOTS Day 2022

Welcome to Splunk APAC BOTS Day 2022!
Detect Fraud Sooner with the Splunk App for Fraud Analytics
Security
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Detect Fraud Sooner with the Splunk App for Fraud Analytics

Leverage your data to detect, investigate and respond to fraud sooner with the Splunk App for Fraud Analytics.
Federated Search for Security
Security
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Federated Search for Security

Splunker Johan Bjerke outlines some of the new security use cases Federated Search enables across Splunk deployments.
Deliver a Strike by Reversing a Badger: Brute Ratel Detection and Analysis
Security
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Deliver a Strike by Reversing a Badger: Brute Ratel Detection and Analysis

The Splunk Threat Research Team shares how they utilized public research to capture Brute Ratel Badgers (agents) and create a Yara rule to help identify more on VirusTotal.
Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading September 2022
Security
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading September 2022

Check out the latest staff picks from Splunk security experts, featuring presentations, whitepapers, and customer case studies that we feel are worth a read.
Machine Learning in Security: NLP Based Risky SPL Detection with a Pre-trained Model
Security
7 Minute Read

Machine Learning in Security: NLP Based Risky SPL Detection with a Pre-trained Model

The Splunk Threat Research Team shares a closer look at a hunting analytic and two machine learning-based detections that help find users running highly suspicious risky SPL commands.
Follina for Protocol Handlers
Security
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Follina for Protocol Handlers

The Splunk Threat Research Team shares how to identify protocol handlers on an endpoint, different ways to simulate adversary tradecraft that utilizes a protocol handler, and a piece of inspiring hunting content to help defenders identify protocol handlers being used in their environment.
Americas' BOTS Day '22
Security
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Americas' BOTS Day '22

With less than a month to go before Americas' BOTS Day '22, we thought it would be the perfect time to explain what’s happening and how the day will go.
AppLocker Rules as Defense Evasion: Complete Analysis
Security
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AppLocker Rules as Defense Evasion: Complete Analysis

The Splunk Threat Research Team analyzes 'Azorult loader' (a payload that imports its own AppLocker rules) to understand the tactics and techniques that may help defend against these types of threats.