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Related: KQL Cloud Security Azure DevSecOps Entra ID Microsoft Sentinel AI Security DeviceProcessEvents
Dikshant Lather Dikshant Lather · Sep 25, 2026

Detecting DNS Tunneling and High-Volume Data Exfiltration with Sentinel KQL

Uncover covert C2 communication channels and DNS data exfiltration using string length thresholds and subdomain entropy analysis in KQL.

Network Security 2 min read
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Detecting DNS Tunneling and High-Volume Data Exfiltration with Sentinel KQL
Dikshant Lather Dikshant Lather · Sep 25, 2026

Hunting for Cobalt Strike and C2 Periodic Beaconing Using DeviceNetworkEvents

Detect outbound Command and Control beaconing patterns with low interval variance using statistical time-delta functions in Defender XDR KQL.

Network Security 2 min read
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Hunting for Cobalt Strike and C2 Periodic Beaconing Using DeviceNetworkEvents
Dikshant Lather Dikshant Lather · Sep 25, 2026

Detect Password Spray Attacks in Microsoft Entra ID Using KQL

Learn how to detect distributed password spray attacks targeting Microsoft Entra ID using advanced KQL queries, threshold aggregation, and IP failure rate analysis.

Identity Security 2 min read
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Detect Password Spray Attacks in Microsoft Entra ID Using KQL
Dikshant Lather Dikshant Lather · Sep 25, 2026

Detecting Suspicious Base64 Encoded PowerShell Commands with Defender XDR KQL

Halt fileless execution and command obfuscation by spotting encoded PowerShell flags (-enc, -encodedcommand) with Defender for Endpoint KQL queries.

Endpoint Detection 2 min read
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Detecting Suspicious Base64 Encoded PowerShell Commands with Defender XDR KQL
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