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.

Detecting Clop Ransomware
Security
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Detecting Clop Ransomware

As ransomware campaigns continue, malicious actors introduce different modus operandi to target their victims. In this blog, we’ll be taking a look at the Clop ransomware. This crimeware was discovered in 2019 and is said to be used for an attack that demanded one of the highest ransom amounts in recorded history.
Endpoint Security Data Collection Strategy: Splunk UF, uberAgent, or Sysmon?
Security
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Endpoint Security Data Collection Strategy: Splunk UF, uberAgent, or Sysmon?

Many threats originate from the endpoint and detecting them requires insights into what happens on the endpoint. In this post we look at different endpoint activity data sources, comparing the benefits and capabilities of Splunk Universal Forwarder with vast limits uberAgent and homegrown solutions.
Splunk IT Essentials Work: A Centralized App for All Things ITOps
Observability
3 Minute Read

Splunk IT Essentials Work: A Centralized App for All Things ITOps

Learn how to use Splunk IT Essentials Work to monitor Windows, Exchange, Unix, Linux, VMware, and AWS and other infrastructure.
Monitor and Troubleshoot VMware Infrastructure with Splunk
Observability
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Monitor and Troubleshoot VMware Infrastructure with Splunk

Learn how to use Splunk IT Essentials Work to monitor VMWare workloads.
A Virtual Summit to Remember: Announcing the 2021 Splunk Global Partner Awards Winners!
Partners
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A Virtual Summit to Remember: Announcing the 2021 Splunk Global Partner Awards Winners!

The 2021 Virtual Global Partner Summit was a blast and we’re thrilled that so many of our partners were able to attend. Now join us in congratulating our entire partner ecosystem on an excellent year, as well as the 2021 Splunk Global Partner Awards winners!
Dashboards GA: Introducing Splunk Dashboard Studio
Platform
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Dashboards GA: Introducing Splunk Dashboard Studio

The Splunk Dashboards app (beta) functionality is now generally available as Splunk Dashboard Studio! This GA release also comes packed with new features, including an enhanced UI for Single Values, Tables, and Choropleth SVG.