Skadi : Collect, Process & Hunt With Host Based Data From MacOS, Windows & Linux

Skadi is a free, open source collection of tools that enables the collection, processing and advanced analysis of forensic artifacts and images. It works on MacOS, Windows, and Linux machines.

It scales to work effectively on laptops, desktops, servers, the cloud, and can be installed on top of hardened / gold disk images.

This portal allows easy access to Skadi tools. By default it is available at the IP address of the Skadi Server.
The default credentials are:

  • Username: skadi
  • Password: skadi

Access the portal through a web browser at the IP address of the server. In this example the server is 192.168.1.2 while Vagrant and Docker will create a link to localhost

Also Read – GrapheneX : Automated System Hardening Framework

Included Tools

The tools are combined into one platform that all work together to provide the ability to collect data, convert the bits and bytes to words and numbers, and analyze the results quickly and easily. This enables the ability to rapidly hunt for host based evidence of a malicious activities quickly and accurately.

  • CDQR
  • CyberChef
  • CyLR
  • Docker
  • ElasticSearch
  • Glances
  • Grafana
  • Portainer
  • Kibana
  • Yeti
  • Plaso
  • TimeSketch

Yeti (Threat Intelligence Tool)

Kibana and TimeSketch Included

11 Kibana Dashboards

TimeSketch

Credit: Alan Orlikoski

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