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Deep dives into forensic anticheat, memory analysis, and security engineering from the SysShark team.

Feb 2026

How USN Journal Analysis Catches What Signature Scans Miss

Traditional anticheat relies on signature matching — but modern cheats erase their tracks. Here's how forensic analysis of the NTFS USN Journal fills the gap.

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Jan 2026

Research

12 min read

Thread Stack Injection: A Deep Dive into Modern Cheat Techniques

We analyzed 50+ cheat samples and found a consistent pattern in how they inject into legitimate processes. Here's what we learned and how SysShark detects it.

Jan 2026

Product

6 min read

Introducing SysShark: Next-Generation Forensic Anticheat

We built SysShark from scratch with one goal: to be the most forensically rigorous anticheat platform available to competitive gaming communities.

Dec 2025

Engineering

10 min read

Memory Forensics: Detecting Reflective DLL Injection

Reflective DLL injection leaves traces. We break down the forensic artifacts and show how SysShark's memory analysis engine identifies them in real-time.

Dec 2025

Research

15 min read

The Evolution of Game Cheats: From Memory Editors to Kernel Exploits

A retrospective on cheat development over the past decade and what it means for anticheat engineers building for the next generation of threats.

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