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Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts
Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts

Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts: The ultimate guide to examining various threats and attacker techniques using security logs

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  • Understand and analyze various modern cyber threats and attackers' techniques
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of email security, Windows, firewall, proxy, WAF, and security solution logs
  • Explore popular cyber threat intelligence platforms to investigate suspicious artifacts

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Effective threat investigation requires strong technical expertise, analytical skills, and a deep understanding of cyber threats and attacker techniques. It's a crucial skill for SOC analysts, enabling them to analyze different threats and identify security incident origins. This book provides insights into the most common cyber threats and various attacker techniques to help you hone your incident investigation skills. The book begins by explaining phishing and email attack types and how to detect and investigate them, along with Microsoft log types such as Security, System, PowerShell, and their events. Next, you’ll learn how to detect and investigate attackers' techniques and malicious activities within Windows environments. As you make progress, you’ll find out how to analyze the firewalls, flows, and proxy logs, as well as detect and investigate cyber threats using various security solution alerts, including EDR, IPS, and IDS. You’ll also explore popular threat intelligence platforms such as VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB, and X-Force for investigating cyber threats and successfully build your own sandbox environment for effective malware analysis. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to analyze popular systems and security appliance logs that exist in any environment and explore various attackers' techniques to detect and investigate them with ease.

Who is this book for?

This book is for Security Operation Center (SOC) analysts, security professionals, cybersecurity incident investigators, incident handlers, incident responders, or anyone looking to explore attacker techniques and delve deeper into detecting and investigating attacks. If you want to efficiently detect and investigate cyberattacks by analyzing logs generated from different log sources, then this is the book for you. Basic knowledge of cybersecurity and networking domains and entry-level security concepts are necessary to get the most out of this book.

What you will learn

  • Get familiarized with and investigate various threat types and attacker techniques
  • Analyze email security solution logs and understand email flow and headers
  • Practically investigate various Windows threats and attacks
  • Analyze web proxy logs to investigate C&C communication attributes
  • Leverage WAF and FW logs and CTI to investigate various cyber attacks

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I recently finished reading "Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts" and I must say, it is an exceptional book. This book has significantly enhanced my understanding of threat detection. The author has done a great job in providing a detailed guide that is both informative and practical. The content is well-organized, making it easy to follow and understand even on complex concepts. The case studies included throughout the book are useful and insightful.Thank you, Mostafa for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us. Your book is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in threat investigation. Highly recommended!
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The content of the book is very clear and informative. It gives you a great foundation to begin investigating security logs and incidents.
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