Project 16: Threat Hunting & Adversary Emulation
Develop proactive threat-hunting techniques to detect advanced cyber threats using behavioral analytics and adversary simulation.
Project 16: Threat Hunting & Adversary Emulation
Develop proactive threat-hunting techniques to detect advanced cyber threats using behavioral analytics and adversary simulation.
Threat Hunting & Adversary Emulation
Overview
Threat hunting involves proactively searching for cyber threats lurking in an organization’s network before they can cause harm. This project will introduce students to threat-hunting methodologies, adversary simulation techniques, and behavioral analysis using security data.
What You Will Learn
- Identifying indicators of attack (IOAs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs)
- Using adversary emulation frameworks for realistic attack simulations
- Leveraging SIEM tools and endpoint detection & response (EDR) solutions for proactive detection
- Applying behavioral analytics and threat intelligence in threat-hunting workflows
Hands-On Learning
Students will gain experience using:
- MITRE ATT&CK & Sigma rules for threat detection
- Open-source adversary emulation tools (CALDERA, Atomic Red Team)
- Threat-hunting queries in SIEMs like Splunk, Wazuh, or Elastic Security
- YARA rules for identifying malware families
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Threat Hunting & Anomaly Detection Lab
Threat Hunting & Anomaly Detection Lab Overview Threat hunting is a proactive cybersecurity approach that involves identifying potential security threats before they cause harm. This lab introduces students to threat hunting techniques, anomaly detection strategies, and behavioral analysis methods to detect advanced threats that evade traditional security tools. Lab Instructions 1. Setting Up Your Environment You will need: A SIEM platform (Splunk, Wazuh, or ELK Stack) Access to MITRE ATT&CK, VirusTotal, and AlienVault OTX A dataset containing logs from a simulated network breach (provided by instructor) Install required tools (if using Wazuh on Debian-based OS) sudo apt update && sudo apt install wazuh-agent 2. Collecting Security Data for Threat Hunting Threat hunters use logs from multiple sources, including: ...