Elastic SIEM and SOC Operations
Hands-on SIEM training with Elastic Stack covering architecture, data onboarding, threat detection, investigations, threat hunting, and SOC automation workflows.
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Course Curriculum
12-module path for SIEM and Elastic Security operations, from architecture and onboarding to detection, hunting, automation, and reporting.
Module 1: Introduction to SIEM and Elastic Security
Foundations of SIEM, SOC workflow, and Elastic Security.
SIEM Basics
- What is SIEM
- Role in SOC operations
- Traditional SIEM vs Elastic SIEM
- Security monitoring lifecycle
Elastic Overview
- Overview of Elastic
- Overview of Elastic Stack
- Incident detection basics
- SOC workflow mapping
Threat Context
- Threat intelligence overview
- Detection-to-response flow
- Operational maturity basics
- Use-case planning
Module 2: Elastic Stack Architecture
Understand ELK components and ingestion architecture.
Core Components
- Elasticsearch
- Logstash
- Kibana
- Elastic Agent
Cluster Design
- Elastic cluster architecture
- Data nodes and scaling
- Index lifecycle strategy
- High availability basics
Data Flow
- Data ingestion pipeline
- Log processing workflow
- Enrichment process
- Search and visualization flow
Module 3: Installing Elastic Stack
Install and configure full stack with security enabled.
Install Topics
- Install Elasticsearch
- Install Kibana
- Install Logstash
- Install Elastic Agent
Config Topics
- Configure Elastic Security
- User and role setup
- Index pattern setup
- Health validation checks
Lab
- Deploy Elastic Stack on Linux
- Validate services
- Enable security module
- Run first ingestion test
Module 4: Data Collection and Log Ingestion
Onboard logs from enterprise sources using Beats.
Log Sources
- Windows event logs
- Linux system logs
- Firewalls and network devices
- Cloud platforms
Tools
- Filebeat
- Winlogbeat
- Packetbeat
- Metricbeat
Lab
- Configure Windows log collection
- Configure Linux log collection
- Validate field mappings
- Check ingestion health
Module 5: Elastic Security Dashboards
Build SOC dashboards for daily monitoring.
Key Dashboards
- Security overview
- Authentication monitoring
- Endpoint activity
- Network traffic monitoring
Operations
- Dashboard drill-downs
- Alert pivots
- Shift-level views
- Metric baselining
Lab
- Build security monitoring dashboard
- Create role-based visualizations
- Add key detection metrics
- Share operational views
Module 6: Detection Rules and Alerts
Design and tune detections for practical SOC use.
Rule Engineering
- Detection rules
- Alert management
- Custom detection rules
- Tuning and suppression
Framework Mapping
- MITRE ATT and CK mapping
- Coverage analysis
- Gap identification
- Priority alignment
Lab
- Create brute-force login rule
- Generate alerts
- Tune false positives
- Validate response workflow
Module 7: Incident Investigation
Perform structured triage and investigations.
Triage
- Alert triage
- Timeline investigation
- Host activity monitoring
- User activity analysis
Investigation
- Cross-entity correlation
- Scope determination
- Evidence documentation
- Escalation decisions
Lab
- Investigate suspicious login activity
- Trace event timeline
- Identify impacted assets
- Create incident summary
Module 8: Threat Hunting
Proactive hunts for suspicious behavior patterns.
Hunting Methods
- Hunting queries
- Behavioral analysis
- Anomaly detection
- Hypothesis-driven hunts
Examples
- Lateral movement detection
- Suspicious network activity detection
- Credential abuse patterns
- Persistence analysis
Hunt Ops
- Convert hunts to detections
- Document evidence
- Track hunt KPIs
- Continuous improvement
Module 9: Threat Intelligence Integration
Integrate external intel into detections and triage.
Intel Data
- IOC ingestion
- Threat intelligence feeds
- IP reputation monitoring
- Malware indicators
Integration
- Feed quality controls
- Update strategy
- Alert enrichment workflow
- False positive reduction
SOC Usage
- Indicator matching
- Prioritization by context
- Incident enrichment
- Response acceleration
Module 10: SOC Security Use Cases
Implement practical detection scenarios.
Identity Use Cases
- Brute-force attack detection
- Privilege escalation detection
- Account takeover signals
- Authentication anomaly detection
Network and Malware
- Malware communication detection
- Data exfiltration detection
- C2 behavior detection
- Anomalous outbound traffic
Insider Risk
- Insider threat monitoring
- Unusual data access patterns
- User behavior outliers
- Use-case tuning strategy
Module 11: Automation and Response
Automate alert handling and response workflows.
Automation
- Alert automation
- Rule-triggered actions
- Response orchestration basics
- Automation governance
Integrations
- Integration with ticketing systems
- API-based integrations
- Status synchronization
- Escalation workflows
Response
- Automated response workflows
- Containment play patterns
- Approval and rollback controls
- Audit tracking
Module 12: Reporting and Visualization
Build executive and SOC reporting views in Kibana.
Kibana Reporting
- Creating Kibana reports
- Role-based dashboard layouts
- Visualization best practices
- Scheduled report delivery
SOC Metrics
- SOC monitoring reports
- Alert and incident trends
- Detection quality metrics
- MTTD and MTTR tracking
Executive Views
- Executive dashboards
- Risk and posture summaries
- KPI storyboarding
- Quarterly review packs
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