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Linux Persistence and Privilege Escalation: Threat Research January 2022 Release
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Linux Persistence and Privilege Escalation: Threat Research January 2022 Release

In this January 2022 release, The Splunk Threat Research (STRT) team focused on the recently released Sysmon for Linux technology addition to Splunk.
Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading February 2022
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading February 2022

Each month, Splunk security experts curate a list of news articles, research, white papers, and customer case studies that we feel are worth a read. We hope you enjoy!
Introducing Synthetic Adversarial Log Objects (SALO)
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Introducing Synthetic Adversarial Log Objects (SALO)

Synthetic Adversarial Log Objects (SALO) is a framework for the generation of log events without the need for infrastructure or actions to initiate the event that causes a log event. Learn more about its purpose and how you can utilize it.
Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading January 2022
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Staff Picks for Splunk Security Reading January 2022

Welcome to the Splunk staff picks blog. Each month, Splunk security experts select presentations, white papers, and customer case studies that we feel are worth a read. We hope you enjoy.
Threat Advisory: STRT-TA02 - Destructive Software
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Threat Advisory: STRT-TA02 - Destructive Software

The focus of this threat advisory is on a recently reported destructive payload by Microsoft MSTIC under the name of WhisperGate. We break down the different components and functions of how this payload works and provide a series of detections to mitigate and defend against this threat.
Approaching Linux Post-Exploitation with Splunk Attack Range
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Approaching Linux Post-Exploitation with Splunk Attack Range

An introduction to linux post exploitation simulation and threat detection using Splunk Attack Range and linux Sysmon.
Refined User Experience, New Executive Visibility, and Enhanced Cloud Monitoring with Splunk Enterprise Security 7.0
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Refined User Experience, New Executive Visibility, and Enhanced Cloud Monitoring with Splunk Enterprise Security 7.0

Check out the latest Security Analytics enhancements to Splunk Enterprise Security with our latest 7.0 release.
Detecting Malware Script Loaders using Remcos: Threat Research Release December 2021
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Detecting Malware Script Loaders using Remcos: Threat Research Release December 2021

Start detection against behaviors and TTPs from a Remcos loader that utilizes DynamicWrapperX (dynwrapx.dll) to execute shellcode and inject Remcos RAT into the target process.
Introducing ATT&CK Detections Collector
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Introducing ATT&CK Detections Collector

Automate and simplify finding detections against ATT&CK techniques used by adversaries with Splunk SURGe's open-sourced project, ATT&CK Detections Collector (ADA).