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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.
Splunk and DTEX Systems Leverage Human Telemetry and Zero Trust to Mitigate Insider Risks and Account Compromise
Security
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Splunk and DTEX Systems Leverage Human Telemetry and Zero Trust to Mitigate Insider Risks and Account Compromise

Splunk and DTEX Systems have partnered to offer an integrated solution that captures, analyzes and streams a single, noise-free endpoint data signal.
Hunting for Malicious PowerShell using Script Block Logging
Security
6 Minute Read

Hunting for Malicious PowerShell using Script Block Logging

The Splunk Threat Research Team recently began evaluating ways to generate security content using native Windows event logging regarding PowerShell Script Block Logging to assist enterprise defenders in finding malicious PowerShell scripts.
Partner Spotlight: Texas Bankers Association Operationalize Data Across Teams and Tools
Security
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Partner Spotlight: Texas Bankers Association Operationalize Data Across Teams and Tools

TruSTAR, acquired by Splunk, recently spoke with Alvin Mills, TBA’s Vice President of Information Technology and Security to learn why the organization selected TruSTAR as its intelligence management platform for data-centric security automation.
PowerShell Detections — Threat Research Release, August 2021
Security
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PowerShell Detections — Threat Research Release, August 2021

Adversaries are using PowerShell attacks, but luckily the Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) has developed PowerShell analytics for Splunk by using the Splunk Attack Range to collect the generated logs, and hunt for suspicious PowerShell.
Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading August 2021
Security
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading August 2021

These monthly postings will feature the favorite security-centric presentations, white papers and customer case studies from various peeps in the Splunk (or not) security world that WE think everyone should read. If you would like to read other months, please take a peek at previous posts in the "Staff Picks" series!
Partner Spotlight: NCU-ISAO Members Gain Actionable Intelligence with TruSTAR
Security
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Partner Spotlight: NCU-ISAO Members Gain Actionable Intelligence with TruSTAR

We recently spoke with Brian Hinze, NCU-ISAO Vice President, Member Services and Operations, to learn more about why NCU-ISAO chose TruSTAR for intelligence management, and how member organizations are using TruSTAR for information sharing and collaboration.