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Dropzone AI Dashboard & Investigation Overview
Your SOC, but finally without the headache. In the previous article, I talked about how AI is changing SOC operations forever — especially tools like Dropzone AI that automate full investigations. If you ask me which tools I enjoy working with the most, I will always say CrowdStrike , SentinelOne , and Forensic tools . But recently, one tool has impressed me so much that I genuinely feel like every SOC team should see it at least once. And that tool is Dropzone AI . This Ar
Nov 17, 20255 min read


Is AI Coming for SOC Jobs? A Real Talk + My First Look at Dropzone AI
Let’s be honest for a second. I’ve been in forensics and incident response long enough to see the cybersecurity world change fast — but nothing is shaking things up more than AI inside SOCs . And no matter how many people say “ AI won’t take jobs, it will only assist us, ” the reality I’m seeing in the field is completely different. I’m on calls with security teams, MSSPs, product vendors… and the pattern is the same everywhere: 🔥 Tasks that used to require 20–30 analysts a
Nov 15, 20254 min read


SentinelOne Series: The SSO Workaround You’ll Actually Thank Me For
Hey everyone! Welcome back to another post in my SentinelOne series — if you haven’t checked out the earlier ones, I recommend scrolling back and giving them a read. https://www.cyberengage.org/courses-1/mastering-sentinelone%3A-a-comprehensive-guide-to-deep-visibility%2C-threat-hunting%2C-and-advanced-querying%22 Today, I’m here to share something different — a real-world workaround that helped me fix an interesting SSO problem with SentinelOne. --------------------------
Nov 12, 20253 min read


Carving Hidden Evidence with Bulk Extractor: The Power of Record Recovery
Before diving in, I’d like to highlight a comprehensive series I’ve created on Data Carving—feel free to check it out via the link below. https://www.cyberengage.org/courses-1/data-carving%3A-advanced-techniques-in-digital-forensics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you’ve been in digital forensics long enough, you’ve probably heard about Bulk Extractor — the legendary tool that can scan through mass
Nov 7, 20253 min read


Every forensic investigator should know these common antiforensic wipers
Everyone who does digital forensics has seen wipers. Funny part is attackers and careless admins both sometimes want files gone . Tools that overwrite/delete files — “wipers” — are common and can hide evidence. SDelete (a Sysinternals tool signed by Microsoft) is famous because it can slip past some whitelisting and looks “legit” on a system. But SDelete is only the tip of the iceberg — there are other tools and each leaves its own marks. Knowing those marks helps you figur
Nov 4, 20254 min read
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