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Standard Endpoint Investigation
Objective: Determine the distribution of a specific file across the environment to establish a baseline for the investigation. Exercise Note: For this instructional walkthrough, a Standard Reference MD5 Hash is utilized. This allows the Analyst to practice the workflow using a known, high-incidence file to ensure the system and parameters are responding as expected. Step…
Cyber Analysis 101
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Tanium — Tool Overview
What is Tanium? Tanium is an enterprise endpoint management and security platform that enables real-time visibility and control across every device in the environment. Unlike traditional security tools that rely on scheduled scans or passive data collection, Tanium queries endpoints directly and returns results in real time. For SOC analysts, this means the ability to…