I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at MITRE ATT&CKcon 7.0, October 27–28, 2026, at MITRE in McLean, VA and online.
My talk, From Strings to Techniques: AI-Augmented Malware Analysis with MalChela and Claude Desktop, looks at what happens when you give an AI co-analyst real tools instead of just a chat window. Using MalChela’s MCP server integration with Claude Desktop, I’ll walk through a workflow that goes from raw string extraction to ATT&CK-mapped findings, synthesizes results across multiple tools, and ends with something defenders can actually use: detection content.
Expect a practical look at:
ATT&CK-mapped string analysis with mStrings, turning noise into techniques
Cross-tool synthesis, letting the co-analyst correlate output from tiquery, fileanalyzer, and more
Closing the loop, from static analysis to YARA and Sigma rules ready for detection engineering
If you’re going to be in McLean, come say hello. I’m always up for talking DFIR, malware, open-source tooling, or where AI fits (and doesn’t) in our workflows. If you can’t make the trip, ATT&CKcon offers virtual attendance, so you can still catch the talk and the rest of a great lineup.
Just two more weeks to the Magnet Virtual Summit 2025! If you’ve been procrastinating on registering, don’t miss out. It’s completely free! The conference is scheduled for February 10th through the 14th.
I’m excited to present two talks this year. The first one is titled “Unlocking DFIR: Free Resources for Efficient Triage and Acquisition.” In this talk, I’ll cover free triage acquisition solutions for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
The second talk is called “Zen & the Art of Digital Forensics: Enhancing Insight through Mindfulness.” In this talk, I’ll explore how applying Zen principles like mindfulness, non-attachment, and the ‘beginner’s mind’ can lead to improved investigations and mental well-being.
I’m excited to share with you a new script I’ve written, Magnet RESPONSE PowerShell.
Magnet RESPONSE is a free tool from Magnet Forensics that makes it easy for investigators as well as non-technical operators to collect triage collections quickly and consistently.
Released initially as a GUI tool for law-enforcement investigators, it’s a single executable that requires no installation. The available command line syntax also makes it very flexible for enterprise use.
So what do I do when there’s a command line interface available, I PowerShell the hell out of it.
If you’ve been following my CyberPipe project, you’ll definitely want to check this one out.
MagnetRESPONSEPowerShell.ps1
Functions:
💻 Capture specified triage artifacts using profiles with Magnet RESPONSE,
🐏 Capture a memory image with DumpIt for Windows or Magnet RAM Capture,
💾 Save all artifacts, output, and audit logs to network drive.
Web server where you can host MagnetRESPONSE.zip that’s accessible to endpoints.
File server repository to save the file collections to.
Please note this is not a Magnet supported product. This script is open source. If you have comments, updates, or suggestions – please do so here or on GitHub via discussion or pull request.
There are two areas of the script for you to customize.
The Variable Setup contains the case identification, file server and web server locations.
The second section, Collection Profiles, define which artifact groups you want to collect. You can see all the options available in the Magnet RESPONSE CLI Guide.
VARIABLE SETUP
$caseID = "demo-161" # no spaces
$outputpath = "\\Server\Share" # Update to reflect output destination.
$server = "192.168.4.187" # "192.168.1.10" resolves to http://192.168.1.10/MagnetRESPONSE.zip
COLLECTION PROFILES
Within the script we need to have at least one set of collection arguments defined. In this case I’ve built multiple profiles, which are simply un-commented to mark the profile as active. You only want to have one profile enabled at a time. You can design your own collection profiles using any of the available CLI options, just follow the format below.
Once your environment and collection variables are defined, go ahead and run the script on your endpoints. Every host that executes the script will download RESPONSE from the web server, run the specified collection profile, and then save the output to the file server. All data defined in the collection profile will be collected and organized by case name, hostname and timestamp of collection in the central location. The returned files can be examined manually, using open source tools, or products like Magnet AXIOM Cyber.
If you’d like to learn more about the script, and how I integrated it with AXIOM Cyber and Magnet AUTOMATE, you can register for my webcast, Responding at Scale with Magnet RESPONSE. I hope to see you there.
On August 2, join me on behalf of Magnet Forensics, to learn how to build your own ‘Windows to Go’ drive to support offline collections with Magnet OUTRIDER & Magnet ACQUIRE, as well as free tools for live collections like Magnet RESPONSE, Magnet DumpIt, & Magnet RAM Capture. Registration link below.
If you’re looking for the hard drive referrenced in the talk: [amazon] Samsung T7 SSD
