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Start Threat Hunting And Detection PracticeWhen conducting a hunt for lateral movement using MITRE ATT&CK T1021.001 (Remote Desktop Protocol), which log source is most effective for detecting anomalous RDP connections?
Explanation: The Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager/Operational log provides specific evidence of session authentication and connection events.
A threat hunter is using Sysmon to identify potential process hollowing. Which Event ID should the analyst prioritize in their hunting query?
Explanation: Event ID 8 (CreateRemoteThread) is a primary indicator of process hollowing, where a process injects code into another process.
When hunting for malicious DLL side-loading, which file property is most critical to verify?
Explanation: Side-loading relies on a legitimate binary loading a malicious DLL with the same name as a required dependency from a different directory.
While hunting for hidden network traffic, you identify anomalous 'Beacon' activity in the proxy logs. Which metric is the most effective way to filter out normal traffic noise?
Explanation: By filtering on low-entropy and uniform intervals, analysts can isolate beacons from human-generated web traffic.
When conducting a hunt for 'Golden Ticket' attacks, which attribute should be checked for anomalies in the Kerberos ticket?
Explanation: The ticket lifetime and the account SID are key indicators; Golden Tickets often use a fake domain admin SID.
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