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A practical course on Threat Detection Engineering using Elastic SIEM/EDR
Views: 47LAB Setup Let’s use the DIWA ( Deliberately Insecure Web Application) vulnerable created by Tim Steufmehl , to setup the victim machine. Prepare a Linux machiine with Docker installed. Follow the these instructions to install Docker on Ubuntu. With the above steps, the DIWA app should be UP and running on the Linux VM. Let’s … Read more
Views: 46Threat Intelligence is the analysis of data and information using tools and techniques to generate meaningful patterns to mitigate against potential risks associated with existing or emerging threats targeting organisations, industries, sectors or governments. There are different classifications of Threat Intelligence, and the primary types of it are: Threat Intelligence Producers Threat Intelligence Producers … Read more
Views: 23DETECTION ENGINEERING: REINFORCING THE KNOWN Threat detection is the process of identifying threats in an organization that is actively trying to attack the endpoints, networks, devices and systems. Unlike threat hunting, a threat detection is a reactive approach: threat mitigation mechanisms activate only when the organization’s security system receives alerts on potential security breaches. … Read more
Views: 15YARA is a powerful pattern-matching tool and rule format used for identifying and classifying files based on specific patterns, characteristics, or content. SOC analysts commonly use YARA rules to detect and classify malware samples, suspicious files, or indicators of compromise (IOCs). Yara is an essential tool used by SOC analysts to enhance their threat detection … Read more
Views: 31Abuse.ch Platform Abuse.ch is a research project hosted by the Institue for Cybersecurity and Engineering at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. It was developed to identify and track malware and botnets through several operational platforms developed under the project. These platforms are: MalwareBazaar As the name suggests, this project is an all … Read more
Views: 53Urlscan.io is a free service developed to assist in scanning and analysing websites. It is used to automate the process of browsing and crawling through websites to record activities and interactions. When a URL is submitted, the information recorded includes the domains and IP addresses contacted, resources requested from the domains, a snapshot of the … Read more
Views: 45Let’s walk through a practical example of creating a custom detection rule with the MITRE ATT&CK framework in Splunk. Example:Let’s say we want to create a detection rule for the technique T1566.001 – “Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment” from the MITRE ATT&CK framework. This technique involves targeted phishing attacks where attackers send malicious attachments via email … Read more
Views: 51Sure! Here are a few Splunk queries that can help detect web application attacks: Note: Replace <your_index> and <your_sourcetype> with the appropriate values from your Splunk environment. Also, make sure you have the corresponding lookup tables (sql_injection_keywords.csv, xss_keywords.csv, etc.) populated with relevant attack patterns. You may need to modify the queries based on your … Read more
Views: 67Splunk Search Processing Language comprises of multiple functions, operators and commands that are used together to form a simple to complex search and get the desired results from the ingested logs. Main components of SPL Search Field Operators Comparison Operators These operators are used to compare the values against the fields. Field Name Operator … Read more
Views: 218Based on the INTRODUCTION TO THREAT HUNTING & HUNTING WITH ELASTIC module from HTB-Academy Hunting for Stuxbot The Stuxbot cybercrime group operates with a broad scope, seizing upon opportunities as they arise, without any specific targeting strategy – their motto seems to be anyone, anytime. The primary motivation behind their actions appears to be espionage … Read more