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Threat Hunting

10 articles

DNS Tunneling: The C2 Channel Hiding in the One Protocol You Can't Block

SUNBURST used it. DNSMessenger lived inside it. Decoy Dog delivered payloads through it. DNS tunneling turns routine name resolution into a covert command channel — here's how it works and how to catch it.

26 July 2026
Network Security Blue Team C2

LOLBins in 2026: How Attackers Use Windows Against Itself

79% of attacks in 2024 used no malware. Certutil, mshta, rundll32 — execution, persistence, and evasion via Windows built-ins. Detection rules included.

Updated 18 May 2026
Red Team Blue Team Detection

Canary Tokens: Free Tripwires That Catch Attackers in the Act

Canary tokens are digital tripwires that alert you the moment an attacker touches something they shouldn't. Free, no-install, and zero false positives.

7 May 2026
Blue Team Detection Threat Hunting

Cobalt Strike Detection & Hunting: A Defender's Playbook

How to detect Cobalt Strike beacons in your environment — network fingerprints, process injection patterns, Sigma rules, and practical hunting queries for blue teams.

7 May 2026
Blue Team Cobalt Strike Threat Hunting

MDR in Plain English: What It Solves That Tools Alone Can't

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) delivers 24/7 expert-led threat hunting and active remediation that tools alone can't provide — and solves the SOC talent shortage at a fraction of the cost.

7 May 2026
Cybersecurity Endpoint Security Incident Response

Starkiller: Inside Empire's C2 GUI — Red Team Playbook and Blue Team Detection

A technical deep dive into Starkiller and PowerShell Empire — how red teams deploy and operate it, and exactly how defenders can detect and disrupt it.

7 May 2026
Blue Team Cybersecurity Lateral Movement

Windows Event Logs for Security Analysts: Read, Hunt, Automate

A practical guide to Windows Event Log analysis for blue teams — key Event IDs, PowerShell automation, cross-version differences, and structured exports for SIEM tools.

7 May 2026
Blue Team Detection Windows

Wireshark for Threat Detection: A Practical Guide for 2026

How to find real threats with Wireshark in 2026 — encrypted traffic analysis, JA3 fingerprinting, ransomware patterns, C2 beaconing, and DNS tunneling explained step by step.

7 May 2026
Blue Team Network Security Wireshark

Salt Typhoon: How China Hacked the World's Largest Telecoms

Salt Typhoon is the worst telecom breach in history. The Chinese APT stayed hidden for years inside AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Here's the full attack chain, the tools they used, and the detection opportunities blue teams missed.

17 March 2026
Threat Intelligence Red Team Blue Team

Threat Hunting with Wazuh: Building Effective Detection Rules

A practical guide to writing custom Wazuh detection rules for threat hunting — covering rule anatomy, decoder chaining, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and real-world detection scenarios for enterprise environments.

28 January 2026
Wazuh SIEM Blue Team
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