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SURGe Security Research Team

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Expertise to help solve security problems

The SURGe team focuses on in-depth analysis of the latest cybersecurity news and finding answers to security problems. All of this is delivered to you in the form of research, rapid response guides, suggested reading and events.

Research

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Evaluating CA Trustworthiness

SURGe analyzed more than five billion TLS certificates to find out if the Certificate Authorities we rely on are really worthy of our trust. 

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Analysis of ransomware binaries

SURGe tested 10 of the top ransomware variants to see how long you have until ransomware encrypts your system.

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Macro-Level ATT&CK analysis Macro-Level ATT&CK analysis

Macro-Level ATT&CK analysis

SURGe combined annual threat reports to highlight adversary behavior via MITRE ATT&CK and help inform defensive planning.

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Investigating Generative AI Email Translations

SURGe evaluated generative AI’s ability to translate email prompts to determine if it could better enable attackers to craft more sophisticated messaging.

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Chrome Browser Extension Analysis Chrome Browser Extension Analysis

Chrome Browser Extension Analysis

SURGe examined whether these extensions facilitate a better browsing experience or represent potential threats lurking in plain sight. 

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Rapid response guides

Get early contextual awareness and initial response techniques for high-profile security events.



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Bluenomicon: The Network Defender’s Compendium

Step into the mystical realm of the Bluenomicon – a collection of essays penned by cybersecurity wizards.

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The PEAK Threat Hunting Framework

Take your threat hunting program to a new level with the platform-agnostic hunting framework from SURGe.

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The Security Detail

In this podcast, co-hosts Audra Streetman and Kirsty Paine interview security experts about the top threats that they’re seeing in their particular vertical.

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SURGe blogs

Highlights on the latest SURGe research, cybersecurity insights and advice for making the most of Splunk Security

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Monthly security staff picks

A curation of industry articles, papers and presentations recommended by Splunk security experts.

Videos and Presentations

Learn more about SURGe research and view presentations from the team.

Added security defenses

Building on rapid response guides, the Splunk Threat Research Team creates detection searches and Splunk SOAR playbooks (where applicable). Learn more about the Splunk Threat Research Team

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