Analysis of a Year of Files Uploaded to DShield Sensors, (Wed, May 27th)

Using the data collected over the past year and using Kibana these two ES|QL query to summarize the data, this shows the list of the most uploaded threat to two DShield sensors (local and cloud) over the past year. I have sorted the activity by months that shows the evolution of files uploaded to the sensors each month. The activity peaked during the winter months (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026) and started decreasing in March 2026 for each sensor.

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Reconstructing an Akira Ransomware Kill Chain from Perimeter and Endpoint Logs, (Wed, May 27th)

Most Akira write-ups focus on the ransom note or the encryption routine. By the time those show up the interesting forensic work is over. The questions that matter to defenders sit earlier. How did they get in. When did they get domain admin. What did they touch before the binary fired. Those answers live in the days before impact. They sit in two log sources that almost never get joined. The perimeter firewall and the Windows event channel.

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