Parse NetFlow v9 and IPFIX records to detect volumetric anomalies, port scanning, data exfiltration, and C2 beaconing patterns. Uses the Python netflow library to decode flow records, builds traffic baselines, and applies statistical analysis to identify flows with abnormal byte counts, connection durations, and periodic timing patterns.

Auditing Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) configuration to identify risky authentication policies, overly permissive role assignments, stale accounts, conditional access gaps, and guest user risks using AzureAD PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, and ScoutSuite.

Query the Malpedia API to look up malware family aliases and naming (platform.family_name), pull community/vendor YARA rules, link families to threat actors, and map family relationships such as loader-payload chains and shared authorship. Use when researching a malware family's aliases, lineage, or actor attribution, or when sourcing YARA rules for detection.

Analyze Windows Shellbag (BagMRU) registry artifacts with SBECmd and Shellbags Explorer to reconstruct folder browsing activity and prove user interaction with directories, including removable media and network shares, even after the folders are deleted. Use when reconstructing a user's folder access history or proving access to a since-removed directory in DFIR work.

Parse Windows LNK shortcut files to extract target paths, MAC timestamps, volume serial numbers, and machine identifiers for forensic timeline reconstruction. Use when investigating recently-accessed files, tracking removable media or network paths referenced by shortcuts, or building a DFIR timeline from LNK artifacts.

Audit AWS, Azure, and GCP environments against the CIS Foundations Benchmarks by running automated scans with tools like Prowler and ScoutSuite, interpreting failed controls, and tracking remediation for continuous compliance. Use when conducting a cloud security audit, validating CIS benchmark compliance (CIS v5 AWS, v4 Azure, v4 GCP), or setting up continuous cloud compliance monitoring.

Query ATT&CK data with attackcti, mitreattack-python, and stix2, then build MITRE ATT&CK Navigator layers and multi-layer heatmap overlays mapping one or more APT groups' TTPs for detection-gap analysis. Use to compare threat-actor technique coverage, find gaps in detection engineering, or produce Navigator visualizations for threat-intel reporting.

Detect abnormal access in AWS S3, GCS, and Azure Blob Storage by analyzing CloudTrail Data Events, GCS audit logs, and Azure Storage Analytics for after-hours bulk downloads, new-IP access, and API-call spikes (e.g. GetObject) via statistical baselines and time-series anomaly detection. Use when investigating suspected cloud data exfiltration or building related detection rules.

Investigate compromised Docker containers by analyzing images, layers, volumes, logs, and runtime artifacts to identify malicious activity and evidence.

Parse Office 365 Unified Audit Logs via Microsoft Graph API to detect email forwarding rule creation, inbox delegation, suspicious OAuth app grants, and other indicators of account compromise.

Deploy and harden a Sliver C2 team server (BishopFox's Go-based adversary emulation framework) with multi-protocol listeners (mTLS, HTTP/S, DNS, WireGuard), redirectors, domain fronting, and multi-operator support for authorized red-team operations. Use when standing up resilient C2 for a red-team engagement or generating beacon/session implants that must survive blue-team detection.

Parse Apache and Nginx access logs to detect SQL injection attempts, local file inclusion, directory traversal, web scanner fingerprints, and brute-force patterns. Uses regex-based pattern matching against OWASP attack signatures, GeoIP enrichment for source attribution, and statistical anomaly detection for request frequency and response size outliers.

Correlate Windows registry keys (USBSTOR, MountedDevices), Event Logs, and setupapi.dev.log to reconstruct USB device connection history, first/last-plugged timestamps, and drive letter mappings. Use when investigating removable media usage, tracking device provenance, or building a timeline for suspected data exfiltration.

Build an automated adversary infrastructure tracking system in Python (dnspython, python-whois, shodan, networkx) that pivots across passive DNS, certificate transparency logs, WHOIS records, and IP enrichment to map threat-actor C2 networks and flag newly registered domains matching known patterns. Use when pivoting from known indicators to discover related C2 infrastructure or maintaining a continuously updated map of a threat actor's network.

Configure a GitLab CI/CD pipeline that embeds SAST (Semgrep, SpotBugs, Gosec, Bandit, NodeJsScan), DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning, and secret detection via GitLab's managed security templates. Use when building a shift-left DevSecOps pipeline in GitLab, adding automated vulnerability scanning stages to .gitlab-ci.yml, or triaging scanner findings with GitLab Duo AI before deployment.

Analyze Windows LNK shortcut files and Jump List artifacts with LECmd, JLECmd, and manual Shell Link Binary Format parsing to establish evidence of file access, program execution, and user activity that persists even after the target file is deleted. Use when investigating Windows user activity, reconstructing file-access or program-execution timelines, or examining recent/frequently-used file evidence in a forensic exam.

Scan Linux systems for persistence mechanisms including crontab/systemd entries, LD_PRELOAD injection, shell profile modifications (.bashrc, .profile), and SSH authorized_keys backdoors, then correlate findings with auditd logs into an installation timeline. Use during incident response or threat hunting to detect or confirm how an adversary maintained access to a compromised Linux host.

Reverse engineer Go-compiled malware in Ghidra by parsing Go buildinfo and pclntab structures, recovering stripped/obfuscated function names (e.g. via GoResolver), and extracting embedded module/dependency strings and types from Go binaries. Use when analyzing a Go-language malware sample, deobfuscating a garble-packed Go binary, or recovering function names and third-party dependencies from a stripped Go executable.

Extract and analyze Windows Registry hives with tools like RegRipper and Registry Explorer to uncover user activity, installed software, autostart/persistence entries, and evidence of system compromise. Use when investigating registry-based persistence, reconstructing user or system activity, or performing DFIR triage on a Windows image.

Detect and analyze covert communication channels used by malware, including DNS tunneling, ICMP exfiltration, steganographic HTTP, and other protocol abuse used for C2 and data exfiltration. Use when investigating suspicious DNS/ICMP/HTTP traffic patterns, hunting for hidden C2 channels in network captures, or attributing exfiltration traffic to a known tunneling toolset.