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Detecting IcedID... Could It Be A Trickbot Copycat?
Security
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Detecting IcedID... Could It Be A Trickbot Copycat?

IcedID is a trojan that has been used in recent malicious campaigns and with new defense bypass methods.
CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and Splunk
Security
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CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and Splunk

Accompanying today’s announcement from CISA (BOD 22-01) and their new Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, SURGe and Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) have coordinated to add functionality into Enterprise Security Content Updates (ESCU). This added functionality will help network defenders understand vulnerability context alongside relevant ESCU detections.
Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading October 2021
Security
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading October 2021

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Splunk staff picks blog. Each month, Splunk security experts curate a list of presentations, white papers, and customer case studies that we feel are worth a read. This month we decided to switch things up and include some of our favorite .conf21 presentations. We hope you enjoy.
Splunk Partners with Singapore To Help Companies Enhance Cybersecurity
Security
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Splunk Partners with Singapore To Help Companies Enhance Cybersecurity

Raen Lim, Group Vice President, South Asia & Korea, shares how Splunk partners with the Singapore government to help the nation's small and medium-sized enterprises take a proactive stance toward addressing cyber threats.
Lift Your Spirits With Splunk SOAR
Security
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Lift Your Spirits With Splunk SOAR

Halloween is just around the corner and we’re looking forward to trick-or-treating, donning our best costumes, and watching [scary] movies. Read on to learn how a few of our favorite Halloween movies remind us of our most recent Splunk SOAR updates.
High(er) Fidelity Software Supply Chain Attack Detection
Security
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High(er) Fidelity Software Supply Chain Attack Detection

Software supply chain attacks are not going away. As our network defenses improve, adversaries must move up the chain to stay a step ahead of our defenses.
No Regrets Using Autoregress
Security
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No Regrets Using Autoregress

The autoregression command, which is a centralized streaming command, is used to calculate a moving average. Learn how to use this command to gather information, just in time for Boss of the SOC v6!
Active Directory Discovery Detection: Threat Research Release, September 2021
Security
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Active Directory Discovery Detection: Threat Research Release, September 2021

In this blog post, we’ll walk you through this analytic story, demonstrate how we can simulate these attacks using PoshC2 & PurpleSharp to then collect and analyze the resulting telemetry to test our detections.
Investigating GSuite Phishing Attacks with Splunk
Security
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Investigating GSuite Phishing Attacks with Splunk

Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) recently observed a phishing campaign using GSuite Drive file-sharing as a phishing vector. Learn more and deploy detections to prevent them in your environment.