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Views: 12RMM software used in phishing attacks Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) software, including popular tools like AnyDesk, Atera, and Splashtop, are invaluable for IT administrators today, streamlining tasks and ensuring network integrity from afar. However, these same tools have caught the eye of cybercriminals, who exploit them to infiltrate company networks and pilfer sensitive … Read more
Views: 46Threat Intelligence is the analysis of data and information using tools and techniques to generate meaningful patterns to mitigate against potential risks associated with existing or emerging threats targeting organisations, industries, sectors or governments. There are different classifications of Threat Intelligence, and the primary types of it are: Threat Intelligence Producers Threat Intelligence Producers … Read more
Views: 41LAB Setup Let’s use the DIWA ( Deliberately Insecure Web Application) vulnerable created by Tim Steufmehl , to setup the victim machine. Prepare a Linux machiine with Docker installed. Follow the these instructions to install Docker on Ubuntu. With the above steps, the DIWA app should be UP and running on the Linux VM. Let’s … Read more
Views: 22DETECTION ENGINEERING: REINFORCING THE KNOWN Threat detection is the process of identifying threats in an organization that is actively trying to attack the endpoints, networks, devices and systems. Unlike threat hunting, a threat detection is a reactive approach: threat mitigation mechanisms activate only when the organization’s security system receives alerts on potential security breaches. … Read more
Views: 12YARA is a powerful pattern-matching tool and rule format used for identifying and classifying files based on specific patterns, characteristics, or content. SOC analysts commonly use YARA rules to detect and classify malware samples, suspicious files, or indicators of compromise (IOCs). Yara is an essential tool used by SOC analysts to enhance their threat detection … Read more
Views: 172Based on the INTRODUCTION TO THREAT HUNTING & HUNTING WITH ELASTIC module from HTB-Academy Hunting for Stuxbot The Stuxbot cybercrime group operates with a broad scope, seizing upon opportunities as they arise, without any specific targeting strategy – their motto seems to be anyone, anytime. The primary motivation behind their actions appears to be espionage … Read more
Views: 13NetworkMiner Capability Description Traffic sniffing It can intercept the traffic, sniff it, and collect and log packets that pass through the network. Parsing PCAP files It can parse pcap files and show the content of the packets in detail. Protocol analysis It can identify the used protocols from the parsed pcap file. OS fingerprinting It can identify … Read more
Views: 44Let’s walk through a practical example of creating a custom detection rule with the MITRE ATT&CK framework in Splunk. Example:Let’s say we want to create a detection rule for the technique T1566.001 – “Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment” from the MITRE ATT&CK framework. This technique involves targeted phishing attacks where attackers send malicious attachments via email … Read more
Views: 45To detect brute force attacks using Splunk, you can create queries that monitor and analyze relevant log data. Here are some example Splunk queries that can help you identify potential brute force attack patterns: Explanation: This query searches for log entries containing the phrase “Failed password” and then groups them by the source IP … Read more
Views: 46Sure! Here are a few Splunk queries that can help detect web application attacks: Note: Replace <your_index> and <your_sourcetype> with the appropriate values from your Splunk environment. Also, make sure you have the corresponding lookup tables (sql_injection_keywords.csv, xss_keywords.csv, etc.) populated with relevant attack patterns. You may need to modify the queries based on your … Read more