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Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837634781
Length 314 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mostafa Yahia Mostafa Yahia
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

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 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Network Firewall Logs Analysis

The network firewall is one of the most critical network security controls deployed in the network. It is necessary to manage and control the communications in the network, and to do so, the network firewall usually takes a strategic position, allowing it to have insight and visibility into the traffic between the different zones and subnets. As a SOC analyst, you should take advantage of the firewall’s position, be aware of the logs provided by the firewall, and be able to analyze it to investigate cyber incidents.

The objective of this chapter is to learn the value of firewall logs and the information provided by these firewall logs, and understand the valuable fields of the firewall logs, such as the Log Timestamp, Source IP, Source Port, Destination IP, Destination Port, Source Interface Zone, Destination Interface Zone, Device Action, Sent Bytes, Received Bytes, Sent Packets, Received Packets, Source Geolocation country, and Destination...

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