TLP - The Digital Forensics Podcast

Episode 15 -Windows event log analysis with Hayabusa. The Sigma-based log analysis tool


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Key Takeaways:

  • Introduction to Hayabusa: Hayabusa is an open-source Windows Event Log Analysis Tool used for processing EVTX logs to detect suspicious activities in Windows environments.
  • Critical Alerts Detection: The tool is capable of detecting a variety of suspicious activities, including WannaCry ransomware and unauthorized Active Directory replication.
  • Efficient Incident Response: Hayabusa is ideal for incident response workflows, enabling teams to quickly triage and analyze Windows logs to detect potential breaches or malicious activity.
  • Importance of Informational Alerts: Informational alerts can indicate early reconnaissance phases of attacks and should not be dismissed.
  • Hypothesis-Driven Threat Hunting: Build a threat hunting hypothesis using MITRE ATT&CK or industry-specific threat intelligence to narrow the focus of the search.
  • Integration with SIEM and TimeSketch: Hayabusa supports integration with security tools like SIEM and can export logs into TimeSketch for further analysis and visualization.
  • Open-source and Free: Hayabusa is freely available to the cybersecurity community, making it an essential tool for threat detection without added cost.
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TLP - The Digital Forensics PodcastBy Clint Marsden