You're reading from Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts The ultimate guide to examining various threats and attacker techniques using security logs

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837634781

Length 314 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Mostafa Yahia

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Email Investigation Techniques

2. Chapter 1: Investigating Email Threats FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Email Flow and Header Analysis

4. Part 2: Investigating Windows Threats by Using Event Logs

5. Chapter 3: Introduction to Windows Event Logs

6. Chapter 4: Tracking Accounts Login and Management

7. Chapter 5: Investigating Suspicious Process Execution Using Windows Event Logs

8. Chapter 6: Investigating PowerShell Event Logs

9. Chapter 7: Investigating Persistence and Lateral Movement Using Windows Event Logs

10. Part 3: Investigating Network Threats by Using Firewall and Proxy Logs

11. Chapter 8: Network Firewall Logs Analysis

12. Chapter 9: Investigating Cyber Threats by Using the Firewall Logs

13. Chapter 10: Web Proxy Logs Analysis

14. Chapter 11: Investigating Suspicious Outbound Communications (C&C Communications) by Using Proxy Logs

15. Part 4: Investigating Other Threats and Leveraging External Sources to Investigate Cyber Threats

16. Chapter 12: Investigating External Threats

17. Chapter 13: Investigating Network Flows and Security Solutions Alerts

18. Chapter 14: Threat Intelligence in a SOC Analyst’s Day

19. Chapter 15: Malware Sandboxing – Building a Malware Sandbox

20. Index

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Introducing the sandbox technology

In cybersecurity, sandbox technology is an isolated test environment that looks like end user operating systems to safely execute and analyze suspicious files and investigate their behavior. A sandbox is also useful if you are dealing with zero-day malware.

Sandbox types

There are two types of sandboxes that are usually used in malware analysis by SOC analysts:

Cloud sandboxes: These are virtual environments that are hosted in the cloud and allow analysts to test and analyze malware and suspicious file behavior. Cloud sandbox examples are ANY.RUN Sandbox (https://app.any.run/), and the Hybrid Analysis sandbox (https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/).
On-premises sandboxes: Also known as in-house sandboxes, these are a type of sandbox that is installed and run locally within an organization’s own infrastructure. This sandbox is not accessible from outside the organization’s network, providing an additional layer of security...