Raven Tait's Blog Posts

Raven is a Senior Threat Researcher at Splunk. Previously, they were part of the Threat Research Team at SnapAttack. Their background includes over 15 years of detection engineering, threat research, CTF development, and red teaming.

Security

15 Minute Read

Detecting Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431)– Phenomenal Power, Ity Bity Script

The Splunk Threat Research Team analyzes the VIP Keylogger malware to help improve your detection and threat-hunting strategies.

Security

10 Minute Read

NotDoor Insights: A Closer Look at Outlook Macros and More

The Splunk Threat Research Team breaks down the NotDoor Outlook-macro backdoor linked to APT28 and shows how to detect these stealthy techniques to strengthen security coverage.

Security

11 Minute Read

Detecting Suspicious ESXi Activity Before Ransomware Happens

Learn to detect suspicious activity using Splunk, including log ingestion, common indicators, and comprehensive detection strategies for VMware ESXi environments.