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PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity
PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity

PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity: Hacking and defense for red and blue teamers

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Profile Icon Miriam C. Wiesner
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  • Master PowerShell for security—configure, audit, monitor, exploit, and bypass defenses
  • Gain insights from a Microsoft expert and creator of PowerShell tools EventList and JEAnalyzer
  • Build stealthy techniques to evade controls while improving detection and response
  • Learn practical techniques from real-world case studies to enhance your security operations

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Take your cybersecurity skills to the next level with this comprehensive PowerShell security guide! Whether you're on the red or blue team, you'll gain a deep understanding of PowerShell's security capabilities and how to apply them. With years of hands-on experience, the author brings real-world use cases to demonstrate PowerShell’s critical role in offensive and defensive security. After covering PowerShell basics and scripting fundamentals, you'll explore PowerShell Remoting and remote management technologies. You'll learn to configure and analyze Windows event logs, identifying crucial logs and IDs for effective monitoring. The book delves into PowerShell's interaction with system components, Active Directory, and Azure AD, including stealth execution methods. You’ll uncover authentication protocols, enumeration, credential theft, and exploitation, providing strategies to mitigate these risks. A dedicated red and blue team cookbook offers practical security tasks. Finally, you'll delve into mitigations such as Just Enough Administration, AMSI, application control, and code signing, emphasizing configuration, risks, exploitation, bypasses, and best practices. By the end of this book, you’ll confidently apply PowerShell for cybersecurity, from detection to defense, staying ahead of cyber threats.

Who is this book for?

This book is for security professionals, penetration testers, system administrators, red and blue team members, and cybersecurity enthusiasts aiming to enhance their security operations using PowerShell. Whether you're experienced or new to the field, it offers valuable insights and practical techniques to leverage PowerShell for various security tasks. A basic understanding of PowerShell and cybersecurity fundamentals is recommended. Familiarity with concepts such as Active Directory, as well as programming languages like C and Assembly, can be beneficial.

What you will learn

  • Leverage PowerShell, its mitigation techniques, and detect attacks
  • Fortify your environment and systems against threats
  • Get unique insights into event logs and IDs in relation to PowerShell and detect attacks
  • Configure PSRemoting and learn about risks, bypasses, and best practices
  • Use PowerShell for system access, exploitation, and hijacking
  • Red and blue team introduction to Active Directory and Azure AD security
  • Discover PowerShell security measures for attacks that go deeper than simple commands
  • Explore JEA to restrict what commands can be executed

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Pubblicazioni interessanti scritti con il giusto livello tecnico ma soprattutto chiaro.
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Franziska Jan 04, 2024
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Miriam C. Wiesner's "PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity" is an exceptional resource for both beginners and seasoned professionals. As someone new to PowerShell, I found the explanations incredibly clear and accessible. What truly impressed me was the depth of content covered in this book. Miriam Wiesner's expertise shines through every chapter, making complex concepts easy to grasp. The book strikes the perfect balance between explaining to beginners and offering invaluable insights for PowerShell experts. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of PowerShell and its applications in cybersecurity. It's an invaluable addition to any professional's library.
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Jamaal Gervais Dec 11, 2023
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I have understood so many things more clearly after reading this book.I am already on the hunt for other books authored by Miriam C. Wiesner.
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M.G. Sep 11, 2023
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As a penetration tester, PowerShell has been an invaluable tool. This book offers a fairly comprehensive exploration of PowerShell's capabilities. Particular areas of interest to me were the Active Directory and Red Team chapters.Whether you're aiming to enhance your prowess in PowerShell for conducting Active Directory attacks and defenses or honing your red team strategies, this book is a great resource. It offers a comprehensive dive into the versatility of PowerShell and equips you with the knowledge to use its power effectively and efficiently.
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Dwayne Natwick Sep 10, 2023
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We all want to stay ahead of cyber attacks. Manual response is not always the most effective and efficient option. This is why security operations needs to have automation in place to support the human element to incident response. Packt Publishing's PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity by Miriam C. Wiesner provides comprehensive and easy to follow guidance in how incident response teams can utilize PowerShell to automate and increase their efficiency and effectiveness. This book starts with the fundamentals of PowerShell for those that are not familiar with how to use it, and then increases the level of understanding throughout the book. This book is highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn how to use PowerShell for security operations automation.
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