The Vertex Project

The @vertexproject.bsky.social has BY FAR, AND HANDS-DOWN, THE BEST SWAG IN THE INDUSTRY.

It's curated and thoughtfully designed, and just 👌 A+

The t-shirt and hoodie are sooo soft. And I am convinced that the Vertex pens make editing books better and faster ✨

Thank you to our sponsors!
@vertexproject.bsky.social @sentinelone.com @domaintools.bsky.social @crowdstrike.com @teamcymrus2.bsky.social @intel471.bsky.social

The House of Sleuthington formally invites you to SLEUTHCON next Friday, June 6th, for a day of cutting-edge cybercrime research, networking, and collaboration.

Some examples of suggested (but not required) Sleuthy-approved attire are enclosed in this invitation.

Huge thanks to @vertexproject.bsky.social for updating Synapse to support the new "relationship" context.
We’re excited to see this research foster collaboration and push real change across the threat intelligence community. (3/3)

Account Takeover Investigation Using Synapse Enterprise @SLEUTHCON 2025 · Luma Account Takeover Investigation Using Synapse Enterprise Join us for an interactive analytical challenge using Synapse Enterprise Ready to step into the shoes…

📣 If you're attending #SLEUTHCON @sleuthcon.bsky.social, we're hosting an in-person challenge event the day before, on Thurs. 6/5, from 6-8 pm.

➕ Stay for a cocktail hour sponsored by us!
➕ Pick up your badge to skip the line on Friday morning!

RSVP here: v.vtx.lk/sleuthcon25 🐍

Happy birthday to @vertexproject.bsky.social ! It is completely mind blowing that its been NINE years since Whippit and I set ourselves on the path we're still on. 🤯 The mission evolves, but our ideals remain the same 💚

Top Tier Target | What It Takes to Defend a Cybersecurity Company from Today's Adversaries This report highlights a rarely-discussed but crucially important attack surface: security vendors themselves.

An absolutely stunning look inside @sentinelone.com 's use of #synapse to provide intelligence context to inter-disciplinary intelligence stakeholders in defense of their own org. Truly on the leading edge of the intel driven fusion, collaboration, and impact. 🤩
www.sentinelone.com/labs/top-tie...

💰🐍THE SLEUTHCON 2025 LINEUP IS NOW LIVE🐍💰

From cybercrime units and big-box threat teams to red teamers and deception engineers—this year’s speaker lineup spans the full spectrum of financially motivated threat hunting, intel analysis, and response.

www.sleuthcon.com/2025lineup

Kick off #SLEUTHCON early with @vertexproject.bsky.social 🕵️‍♀️

Join us Thursday, June 5th from 6–8 PM for an in-person challenge!

🎟️ RSVP here: lnkd.in/e-6MyQXi
✅ Pick up your badge early
🍸 Stick around for a post-event cocktail hour

Huge thank you to The Vertex Project for sponsoring this event! 🐍

Going to PIVOTcon? Register for Jennifer Kolde’s workshop! ⬇️

kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words i 'm so excited ! ALT: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words i 'm so excited !

I'm super excited for my first trip to Berlin this afternoon 🎉 Heading out for First-CTI ( @vertexproject.bsky.social is a small sponsor 💚 ) and expecting some great talks. Hit me up if you have recommendations or wanna meet up!

Let's show some love to @vertexproject.bsky.social for supporting #FIRSTCTI25 as our Champion sponsor! 💘#cyberthreatintelligence #threatintel #securityteams #cyber #sponsorship

If you're attending #SLEUTHCON, we're hosting an in-person challenge on Thursday, June 5th from 6-8pm.

RSVP here: v.vtx.lk/sleuthcon25 🐍

Plus, you can pick up your badge early to skip the line on Friday morning and stay after the event for a cocktail hour sponsored by us!

Going to PIVOTcon? Register for Jennifer Kolde’s workshop! ⬇️

We’re proud to be a Presenting Sponsor of #SLEUTHCON 2025!

Submit your proposals & register below at www.sleuthcon.com ⬇️

How To Analyze Malware and Threat Clusters In this video, Ryann Hallback, a Principal Intelligence Analyst at The Vertex Project, demonstrates how threat intelligence analysts can use Synapse to perfo...

See how our analysts can rapidly triage the files to determine 1) whether they're malicious, 2) whether they're associated with any known malware families or clusters of threat activity, and 3) whether they can identify any additional IOCs or detections that can be passed on to IR.

v.vtx.lk/malware

Workshop 3: It's a Cluster ! - with Jennifer Kolde @thesilence.bsky.social (Workshop organized by @vertexproject.bsky.social )

✅ real-world data
✅ cross-reference public reporting with own internal intelligence
✅ identification and grouping
✅ linking and attributing malicious activity

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Thanks for the shoutout! 💚

In this blog, we will explore three wireless access point (WAP) research use cases to illustrate how Synapse and the WiGLE Power-Up can be used to discover, analyze, and track wireless networks of interest.

Check out the new @vertexproject.bsky.social blog "Wi-Fi Network Analysis Using the WiGLE Power-Up" by reign! In use-case 3, she shows off how to geolocate ME using my MiFi device from real data 😁 vertex.link/blogs/wigle/

👀 Looking to level up your intelligence analysis capabilities?

Check out our blog and join the Synapse Slack community to connect with peers in the field!

🔗 vertex.link/blog

#ThreatIntelligence #CTI #threatintel

It's my Vertex-aversary...from early R&D, to our first commercial customer, to working with top-tier organizations and a passionate user community...it's been an incredible journey. Thanks @vertexproject.bsky.social for eight great years, and here's to many more. 💚

by savage | 2025-02-28

Friday Reading! Check out the new @vertexproject.bsky.social blog by Savage on the recent Chrome Extension compromise activity! She dives into our research and findings that differed from public reporting and the analytic choices behind them 💚

vertex.link/blogs/chrome...

Let’s say we have identified an IP address that a security company (in this case, Arbor Networks) has been using to sinkhole malicious domains. Navigating to the URL in a web browser brings up static HTML content that identifies it as Arbor Networks’ dedicated sinkhole.

Explore how to automate sinkhole monitoring with Synapse Enterprise to eliminate repetitive tasks, improve threat visibility, and free up analysts for more strategic work.

Read the full article here ⤵️
vertex.link/blogs/automa...

#threatintelligence #threatintel #CTI #cyberthreats #riskmanagement

👀 Looking to level up your intelligence analysis capabilities?

Check out our blog and join the Synapse Slack community to connect with peers in the field!

🔗 vertex.link/blog

#ThreatIntelligence #CTI #threatintel

📢 Thank you @vertexproject.bsky.social for being #PIVOTcon25 Gold Sponsor‼️

Read more about The Vertex Project: vertex.link

They create technology for analytical teams to provide intelligence-driven insights to decision makers.

pivotcon.org/sponsors
#ThreatIntel #CTI #ThreatResearch #PIVOTcon

by savage | 2025-02-03

Check savage's third and final code family blog "From Code Families to Software Ecosystems"! In this final installment, she explains how (and why!) @vertexproject.bsky.social analysts cluster software ecosystems based on code family building blocks! vertex.link/blogs/code-f...

Customers make the BEST memes... 💚

by savage | 2025-01-22

A "code family" is a basic concept in @vertexproject.bsky.social's approach to tool analysis. Check out the next installment in Mary Beth Lee's malware manifesto as she defines "code family", how it differs from "malware family", and how this aids your #CTI analysis!

vertex.link/blogs/catego...

Naming, categorizing, and tracking tools can help with:

What do you mean by "malware family"? Check out the blog by @vertexproject.bsky.social's Mary Beth Lee describing our approach to classifying software. MB lays key groundwork for follow-on posts that use real world examples to illustrate our process and why it matters! 🍿
vertex.link/blogs/more-t...

by savage | 2025-01-22

Check out the new @vertexproject.bsky.social blog "Categorizing Software with Code Families" by our very own "savage"! This is the SECOND of 3 blogs where she deep dives into how we define, identify, and model code families to facilitate better analysis and detection. 💚 vertex.link/blogs/catego...