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Systematically optimizes Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) detection rules in platforms like Splunk and Elastic. This process involves analyzing historical alert volumes, establishing environmental baselines, creating context-aware whitelists, and statistically adjusting detection thresholds to significantly reduce false positives, improving overall security efficacy.

This skill guides the process of designing, implementing, and validating advanced security detection use cases for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms like Splunk, Elastic, and Microsoft Sentinel. It focuses on mapping organizational threat profiles to the MITRE ATT&CK framework to build formal, high-fidelity detection rules, thereby strengthening Security Operations Center (SOC) coverage and reducing blind spots.

This guide details how to implement sophisticated Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbooks using Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR. It demonstrates full lifecycle automation, such as phishing incident investigation, requiring enrichment of URLs, IPs, and files, followed by automated containment actions (e.g., blocking senders, purging mailboxes). Mastering this allows SOC teams to drastically reduce Mean Time To Respond (MTTR) by automating detection, analysis, and remediation steps across multiple security tools.

This skill guides Security Operations Center (SOC) teams through structured threat modeling using the MITRE ATT&CK framework. It enables mapping adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) against organizational assets to identify critical detection coverage gaps, prioritize defensive investments, and improve overall security posture. Ideal for risk assessment, purple teaming, and compliance planning.

This skill provides a comprehensive guide to implementing robust USB device control policies. It restricts unauthorized removable media access to mitigate data exfiltration risks and prevent malware introduction via USB endpoints. Learn how to deploy granular policies using Group Policy Objects (GPO), Microsoft Intune, or advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms to meet strict compliance standards.

A comprehensive guide to configuring ModSecurity WAF with OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS). It covers establishing robust web application logging, tuning rules to minimize false positives, and implementing custom SecRules for advanced threat detection. Essential for security audits, compliance, and architectural hardening.

This skill maps observed adversary behaviors, security alerts, and detection rules to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. It is essential for quantifying detection coverage, building ATT&CK heatmaps, tagging SIEM alerts, and prioritizing security controls based on known threat actor playbooks. Use it for comprehensive gap analysis and risk reporting.

A comprehensive guide to detecting and mitigating advanced Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) phishing attacks, which bypass Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using reverse proxies (e.g., Evilginx, EvilProxy). Learn defensive strategies including implementing FIDO2, configuring Conditional Access policies, and monitoring session hijacking indicators in SIEM/Web Proxies.

This guide details how to simulate ARP spoofing attacks in controlled, authorized lab environments. It demonstrates Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) risks by poisoning the ARP cache, allowing users to test network detection capabilities (IDS/IPS, DAI) and validate the effectiveness of security controls like port security and 802.1X. This skill is strictly for authorized penetration testing and educational purposes.

This guide details authenticated (credentialed) vulnerability scanning, which uses valid system credentials (SSH keys, domain passwords, etc.) to log into target hosts. Unlike external scanning, credentialed methods allow deep inspection of installed patches, local configurations, registry keys, and system files across diverse platforms (Linux, Windows, Network Devices). This significantly increases vulnerability detection rates and reduces false positives for comprehensive security assessments.

This comprehensive guide details the methodology for detecting and exploiting Blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities. It covers crucial techniques including out-of-band (OOB) detection, internal network enumeration (port scanning, IP scanning), accessing cloud metadata endpoints (AWS, GCP, Azure), and bypassing common security filters using various encoding and parsing confusion methods. Ideal for penetration testing and cloud security assessments.

This skill guides users on performing deep runtime threat detection and forensics in cloud-native environments using Falco. It leverages Falco YAML rules to monitor syscalls, detecting critical security events such as shell spawning, file tampering (e.g., /etc/shadow), network anomalies, and privilege escalation within containers and Kubernetes clusters. Ideal for incident response, security auditing, and validating container runtime security controls.