Threat Hunting with Splunk — C2 Communication Investigation

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Learn to use Splunk for threat hunting and investigating C2 communications, a crucial skill for cybersecurity professionals

intermediate Published 17 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Configure Splunk to collect endpoint telemetry data from Microsoft Sysinternals Sysmon
  2. Upload a lab dataset into Splunk for analysis
  3. Use Splunk to detect suspicious files with anomalous extensions
  4. Investigate command-and-control (C2) communication patterns
  5. Analyze attacker actions across the system following initial compromise
Who Needs to Know This

Security teams and incident responders can benefit from this tutorial to improve their threat hunting skills and detect malicious activity

Key Insight

💡 Splunk can be used to effectively investigate and analyze malicious activity within endpoint telemetry data

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