Kushagra Sharma's Blog Posts

Kushagra Sharma is a Product Manager at Cisco working on AIOps products that help teams operate complex systems with intelligence and scale. He focuses on translating customer problems into practical, data-driven solutions at the intersection of AI, reliability, and software platforms. Passionate about clear thinking and strong product craft, Kushagra writes to share insights on technology, product strategy, and building systems that actually work in the real world.

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What is Privilege Escalation? An Introduction

Learn about privilege escalation, a security exploit that elevates user access rights, its types, attack methods, risks, and best practices for prevention.

Customers & Community

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Managing Splunk Add-Ons with UCC Framework

The UCC framework is designed for Splunk users and developers who want to improve their add-on development process and management.

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RSA Algorithm in Cryptography: Rivest Shamir Adleman Explained

This article describes RSA algorithm, how it works, and its major applications in cryptography. It also explains the vulnerabilities of RSA.

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What is Spoofing? An Introduction

Learn about spoofing: types like email, IP, DNS, and GPS spoofing, how attackers exploit them, and tips to protect yourself from these cyber threats.

Observability

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Observations from .conf Go: Why Every Business Needs Observability

Raen Lim, Splunk Group Vice President, explains why building robust digital resilience — supported by strong observability — is essential.

Splunk Life

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How Aditya Builds Digital Resilience as a Software Engineer

Aditya Bhatia shares what he does in his day-to-day as a software development engineer on our Control Loop team and how he’s grown at Splunk.