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Developer Spotlight of Splunk: Cameron Schmidt
Introduction In this Developer Spotlight, we feature Cameron Schmidt, a Splunk app developer at Hurricane Labs. With over a decade of experience, he has helped enhance Splunk’s functionality with over dozens of ...
Driving the Future of Cybersecurity: Highlights from the Horizon3 Global Partner Summit
Tom Sheehan (Hurricane Labs Director of Cybersecurity Consulting and Compliance) attended the inaugural Horizon3 Global Partner summit last week. This event brought together the brightest minds and boldest innovators in cybersecurity for ...
Cisco Acquired Splunk: What Changes?
In a major step to expand its cybersecurity and data analytics capabilities, Cisco Systems has acquired Splunk Inc. in a $28 billion all-cash deal. Finalized on March 18, 2024, this marks the ...
A Modern Approach to Generative Technology and Compliance
The digital world is transforming at an unprecedented pace. Generative AI introduces groundbreaking opportunities for innovation—alongside serious cybersecurity challenges. While embedding AI across business operations increases efficiency, it also exposes systems to ...
DeepSeek: The Chinese AI Startup That Shook the Tech World
The New Challenger in AI For years, the artificial intelligence world has been controlled by a few dominant players, but a fresh contender has entered the scene, disrupting the status quo. DeepSeek, ...
Modern Security Testing – Leveling up the Crash Test Dummy
One thing not often thought of is the lowly crash test dummy. Traditionally, crash test dummies were modeled after male bodies leading to vehicle safety standards and designs being disproportionately geared towards ...
Hurricane Labs Reflections on CPTC10 (Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition)
It’s one thing to help support an organization with a mission that you feel strongly about. But seeing something that you feel strongly about growing from an idea into something that is ...
Phishing: A Persistent Threat in the Age of AI dup
Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous cyber threats facing organizations today. Despite growing awareness, employees often still fall victim to these attacks. Even worse, cybercriminals now have more sophisticated ...
The Salt Typhoon Cyber Attack: A Wake Up Call?
The Salt Typhoon Cyber Attack: A Wake Up Call? In late 2024, a sophisticated cyber espionage operation rocked the cybersecurity world. Linked to a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon”. This ...
Splunk SOAR – Sorting Containers to Improve SOAR On-Poll Functionality (Free Custom Function Provided)
Introduction: Splunk SOAR (Security, Orchestration, Automation, and Response) is a very useful tool that can super charge your security operations by giving your security team a relatively easy, low code, automation capability ...
