Security Automation

  1. Foundational Pillars of Security Automation
    1. Core Technologies and Platforms
      1. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
        1. Log Collection and Aggregation
          1. Event Correlation
            1. Alerting Capabilities
              1. Rule Creation and Management
                1. Dashboard and Reporting
                2. Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
                  1. Workflow Automation
                    1. Case Management
                      1. Integration Capabilities
                        1. Playbook Execution Engine
                          1. Collaboration Features
                          2. Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
                            1. Cross-domain Threat Detection
                              1. Automated Response Actions
                                1. Data Lake Architecture
                                  1. Advanced Analytics
                                  2. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
                                    1. Endpoint Monitoring
                                      1. Automated Containment
                                        1. Behavioral Analysis
                                          1. Forensic Capabilities
                                          2. Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
                                            1. Threat Feed Aggregation
                                              1. Automated Threat Enrichment
                                                1. Indicator Management
                                                  1. Intelligence Sharing
                                                2. Essential Programming and Scripting Skills
                                                  1. Python for Security
                                                    1. Scripting Automated Tasks
                                                      1. API Interactions
                                                        1. Data Parsing and Manipulation
                                                          1. Security Libraries and Frameworks
                                                            1. Error Handling and Logging
                                                            2. PowerShell for Windows Environments
                                                              1. Automating Windows Security Tasks
                                                                1. Managing Windows Event Logs
                                                                  1. Active Directory Integration
                                                                    1. Registry Management
                                                                      1. WMI and CIM Operations
                                                                      2. Bash Scripting for Linux/Unix
                                                                        1. Automating Linux Security Operations
                                                                          1. Log File Analysis
                                                                            1. System Administration Tasks
                                                                              1. Process Management
                                                                                1. File System Operations
                                                                              2. Understanding APIs and Webhooks
                                                                                1. REST APIs
                                                                                  1. HTTP Methods and Status Codes
                                                                                    1. Authentication Methods
                                                                                      1. API Keys
                                                                                        1. OAuth 2.0
                                                                                          1. Basic Authentication
                                                                                            1. Bearer Tokens
                                                                                            2. Making API Requests
                                                                                              1. Parsing API Responses
                                                                                                1. Rate Limiting and Throttling
                                                                                                2. SOAP APIs
                                                                                                  1. Structure and Usage
                                                                                                    1. WSDL Understanding
                                                                                                      1. Security Considerations
                                                                                                      2. GraphQL APIs
                                                                                                        1. Query Structure
                                                                                                          1. Schema Understanding
                                                                                                            1. Security Implications
                                                                                                            2. Using Webhooks for Real-time Notifications
                                                                                                              1. Setting Up Webhooks
                                                                                                                1. Security Implications of Webhooks
                                                                                                                  1. Webhook Validation
                                                                                                                    1. Retry Mechanisms
                                                                                                                  2. Data Formats and Parsing
                                                                                                                    1. JSON
                                                                                                                      1. Structure and Syntax
                                                                                                                        1. Parsing in Scripts
                                                                                                                          1. Validation Techniques
                                                                                                                          2. XML
                                                                                                                            1. Structure and Syntax
                                                                                                                              1. Parsing in Scripts
                                                                                                                                1. Schema Validation
                                                                                                                                2. YAML
                                                                                                                                  1. Structure and Syntax
                                                                                                                                    1. Use Cases in Security Automation
                                                                                                                                      1. Best Practices
                                                                                                                                      2. CSV
                                                                                                                                        1. Structure and Syntax
                                                                                                                                          1. Data Import and Export
                                                                                                                                            1. Handling Large Files

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                                                                                                                                        3. Planning and Strategy for Automation