Splunk Threat Research Team's Blog Posts

The Splunk Threat Research Team is an active part of a customer’s overall defense strategy by enhancing Splunk security offerings with verified research and security content such as use cases, detection searches, and playbooks. We help security teams around the globe strengthen operations by providing tactical guidance and insights to detect, investigate and respond against the latest threats. The Splunk Threat Research Team focuses on understanding how threats, actors, and vulnerabilities work, and the team replicates attacks which are stored as datasets in the Attack Data repository.

Our goal is to provide security teams with research they can leverage in their day to day operations and to become the industry standard for SIEM detections. We are a team of industry-recognized experts who are encouraged to improve the security industry by sharing our work with the community via conference talks, open-sourcing projects, and writing white papers or blogs. You will also find us presenting our research at conferences such as Defcon, Blackhat, RSA, and many more.

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Bypassing the Bypass: Detecting Okta Classic Application Sign-On Policy Evasion
Security
11 Minute Read

Bypassing the Bypass: Detecting Okta Classic Application Sign-On Policy Evasion

The Splunk Threat Research Team dives into the Okta policy bypass vulnerability, offering detection insights and effective hunting strategies for security teams.
CosmicSting: A Critical XXE Vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento (CVE-2024-34102)
Security
10 Minute Read

CosmicSting: A Critical XXE Vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento (CVE-2024-34102)

The Splunk Research Team dissects the technical intricacies of the CosmicSting vulnerability, explores its potential impact on affected systems, and provides detection opportunities and mitigation strategies.
Cracking Braodo Stealer: Analyzing Python Malware and Its Obfuscated Loader
Security
10 Minute Read

Cracking Braodo Stealer: Analyzing Python Malware and Its Obfuscated Loader

The Splunk Threat Research Team break down Braodo Stealer's loader mechanisms, obfuscation strategies, and payload behavior.
ValleyRAT Insights: Tactics, Techniques, and Detection Methods
Security
12 Minute Read

ValleyRAT Insights: Tactics, Techniques, and Detection Methods

The Splunk Threat Research Team conducts an analysis for several variants of ValleyRAT’s malware samples to extract its MITRE ATT&CK tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Introducing Splunk Attack Range v3.1
Security
3 Minute Read

Introducing Splunk Attack Range v3.1

The Splunk Threat Research Team is happy to release v3.1 of Splunk Attack Range.
PowerShell Web Access: Your Network's Backdoor in Plain Sight
Security
14 Minute Read

PowerShell Web Access: Your Network's Backdoor in Plain Sight

The Splunk Threat Research Teams dives deep into PowerShell Web Access (PSWA) exploring its functionality within the context of cyber threats.