David French

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David French

Senior Security Research Engineer, Elastic


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Security operations: Cloud monitoring and detection with Elastic Security

Security operations: Cloud monitoring and detection with Elastic Security

As companies migrate to cloud, so too do opportunist adversaries. That's why our Elastic Security team members have created free detection rules for protecting users' cloud platforms like AWS and Okta. Learn more in this blog post.

Adversary tradecraft 101: Hunting for persistence using Elastic Security (Part 2)

Adversary tradecraft 101: Hunting for persistence using Elastic Security (Part 2)

Learn how Elastic Endpoint Security and Elastic SIEM can be used to hunt for and detect malicious persistence techniques at scale.

Ransomware, interrupted: Sodinokibi and the supply chain

Ransomware, interrupted: Sodinokibi and the supply chain

Learn how Elastic Endpoint Security's behavior-based protections prevented a targeted ransomware attack on multiple endpoints.

Testing your Okta visibility and detection with Dorothy and Elastic Security

Testing your Okta visibility and detection with Dorothy and Elastic Security

Dorothy is a tool for security teams to test their visibility and detection capabilities for their Okta environment. IAM solutions are frequently targeted by adversaries but poorly monitored. Learn how to get started with Dorothy in this post.

Adversary tradecraft 101: Hunting for persistence using Elastic Security (Part 1)

Adversary tradecraft 101: Hunting for persistence using Elastic Security (Part 1)

Learn how Elastic Endpoint Security and Elastic SIEM can be used to hunt for and detect malicious persistence techniques at scale.

Threat hunting capture the flag with Elastic Security: BSides 2020

Threat hunting capture the flag with Elastic Security: BSides 2020

In our last Elastic Security capture the flag event, participants hunted for suspicious behavior after a mock network compromise. See how contenders fared in this blog post.