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This skill guides the implementation of automated security scanning for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using industry-leading tools like Checkov and tfsec. It focuses on integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines to detect misconfigurations (e.g., public buckets, open ports) in Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes manifests before they reach production, thereby enforcing policy-based governance and securing the development lifecycle.

This skill guides the implementation and maintenance of compliance controls for North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards. It covers key areas including asset categorization (CIP-002), electronic security perimeters (CIP-005), system security management (CIP-007), and supply chain risk management. Use this when auditing, updating, or establishing compliance measures for Bulk Electric System (BES) cyber assets.

This guide details the systematic workflow for patch management, covering the entire lifecycle from vulnerability discovery and risk assessment to controlled testing, multi-phased deployment, and final verification. Learn how to integrate tools like WSUS, SCCM, and Ansible into a robust, automated process to significantly reduce the attack surface and ensure compliance across enterprise IT infrastructure.

This guide details the implementation of comprehensive security monitoring using Datadog Cloud SIEM, Cloud Security Management (CSM), and Workload Protection. It covers deploying the Datadog Agent across hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), ingesting critical log sources (CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, etc.), configuring Workload Protection, and creating custom detection rules to detect threats, enforce compliance, and provide centralized SOC visibility.

This skill outlines how to configure rsyslog for robust, centralized log collection. It covers establishing high-availability syslog infrastructure using TLS encryption, X.509 certificate authentication, and reliable disk-assisted queuing. Learn to generate and deploy both server and client configurations for secure, segregated, and reliable security operations logging.

HashiCorp Boundary is an identity-aware proxy that establishes secure, zero-trust access to infrastructure resources, eliminating the need for traditional VPNs. It enforces a default-deny model and integrates with HashiCorp Vault to dynamically broker credentials. This ensures just-in-time, least-privilege access, automatic credential revocation, and comprehensive session recording for strict compliance and auditing.

This skill covers performing comprehensive vulnerability assessments across diverse environments, including on-premises infrastructure, cloud VMs, and container registries. It leverages standard network protocols like SSH (Linux) and WMI (Windows), coupled with advanced cloud provider APIs for analyzing disk snapshots without requiring local endpoint agents. Ideal for security auditing and compliance checks.

Cartography is a CNCF project designed to perform comprehensive cloud asset inventory across AWS, GCP, and Azure. It queries cloud APIs to aggregate infrastructure resources, map complex relationships (like IAM permissions and network paths), and store them in a Neo4j graph database. This allows security teams to visualize potential attack paths, conduct deep security audits, and identify cross-cloud misconfigurations.

A comprehensive guide and workflow for performing authorized penetration testing on AWS environments using the open-source Pacu framework. This skill covers enumerating IAM configurations, identifying privilege escalation paths, testing credential harvesting, and validating security controls across S3, EC2, Lambda, and Secrets Manager. It is designed for red team exercises and risk assessment when auditing cloud infrastructure security.

This skill demonstrates how to use Trivy, an open-source security scanner, to perform comprehensive container security assessments. It scans container images, Kubernetes manifests, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) files for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, exposed secrets, and license compliance issues. Key features include generating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for supply chain transparency and integrating scanning gates into CI/CD pipelines, supporting robust DevSecOps practices.

A comprehensive guide for authorized penetration testing to map a target's entire DNS infrastructure. This skill covers advanced techniques including enumerating various DNS record types (A, MX, TXT, SRV), attempting zone transfers (AXFR/IXFR), brute-forcing subdomains, and analyzing security configurations (DNSSEC, SPF, DMARC). It is crucial for identifying the full external attack surface of a target organization.

A comprehensive guide simulating real-world attacks against internet-facing infrastructure (firewalls, web servers, DNS, etc.). It covers the entire penetration testing lifecycle, including passive and active reconnaissance, vulnerability scanning (using tools like Nmap, Nessus, and Nuclei), manual validation, and simulated exploitation, adhering to standards like PTES and OSSTMM.