I originally planned to write this story as a follow-up to another blog that SURGe released for CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 (aka SpookySSL). That blog mentions that we weren’t able to test with any malicious payloads yet, and as things go… After releasing that blog, we came across proof-of-concept exploits that weren’t detected by our searches.

Simplify your procurement process and subscribe to Splunk Cloud via the AWS marketplace Unlock the secrets of machine data with our new guide All companies want to protect their reputation as any mishandling of it, either self-inflicted or via outside forces, can have a devastating impact. Mitigating reputational issues involves mitigating the risk that leads to them.

Agent Tesla is a remote access trojan (RAT) written for the.NET framework that has knowingly been in operation since 2014. Threat actors behind this malware have leveraged many different methods to deliver their payload over time including macro enabled Word documents, Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, OLE objects and most recently, compiled HTML help files.

We live in a world of rapid technological advancements. Technologies such as big data, the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence have created a world full of opportunities and solutions. However, it has also opened doors to increased threats, cyberattacks and network vulnerabilities. This post will explain network security, including relevant concepts and issues, as well as best practices that can your organizations secure all your networks and surfaces.

Sometimes referred to as CKC or the cyberattack lifecycle, the cyber kill chain is a security defense model developed to identify and stop sophisticated cyberattacks before they impact an organization. Typically comprised of seven steps, a cyber kill chain model breaks down the multiple stages of a cyberattack, allowing security teams to recognize, intercept or prevent them.

As available software on the market increases, so do vulnerabilities. When a company's system is weak due to vulnerabilities in the software it uses, attackers take advantage of the situation to: This, in turn, causes the company to lose customers, reputation and money. To reduce threats, network personnel and system administrators are always on the front line, constantly patching the organization's software and operating systems. But to what end?

Earlier this year, Splunk sponsored the report, "SOC 2025: The Future of Security Operations Centers" from Securosis, which is based on previously published blogs by analyst and president Mike Rothman (now with Techstrong Research).

Homomorphic encryption brings a whole new paradigm to encrypting data. In this article, I’ll explain homomorphic encryption, including.

A few weeks ago, Gartner named Splunk Enterprise Security a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM. This is the ninth consecutive year that Splunk has been placed in the Leader’s quadrant. We’re honored to be recognized and we believe our placement is a testament to our commitment to delivering a data-centric security analytics solution that accelerates threat detection and investigations.

You know that us Splunkers love to go deep into use cases and figure out what helps our customers the most. However in today’s business world, industry recognition goes a long way in proving the value in the products and services we use. For example if you were Munich Airport, then it would speak volumes to others if your airport was named as a “First Five-Star Airport” or if you were Dachser Logistics and went on to win the “One Eaton Supplier Premier Award”.