LetsDefend

Your email address has been leaked and you receive an email from Paypal in German. Try to analyze the suspicious email. Another LetsDefend challenge, this time focusing on Phishing emails! I’ve looked at phishing emails a lot at work. I’ve heard and read about SOC Burnout and… I’ll be honest, I’ve never really felt it. Part of what excites me in a SOC role is piecing together the story of an attack. The investigation side of SOC work scratches an itch for me. Maybe it comes from all the mystery novels I read as a kid, but putting together all the pieces of an attack and defining a clear story makes me happy. ...

You are a malware analyst investigating a suspected PowerShell malware sample. The malware is designed to establish a connection with a remote server, execute various commands, and potentially exfiltrate data. Your goal is to analyze the malware’s functionality and determine its capabilities.. I’ve not used letsdefend before. A few years ago I looked at the various infosec learning platforms and decided to settle on TryHackMe. In my recent posts I’ve branched out to CyberDefenders, and today I’ll be trying out the PowerShell Keylogger challenge. ...