Advanced Defensive Security

Blue Team
Operations with AI.

Become the ultimate defender. Master SOC operations, Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response using next-gen AI-powered SIEM and EDR solutions.

SOC Alert Dashboard
[CRITICAL] Ransomware Behavior Detected Host: FIN-SRV-01
[WARNING] Multiple Failed Logins (Brute Force) User: Admin

> Initiating Automated Response Playbook...

> Isolating Endpoint... Done

> Gathering Forensic Artifacts... _

What You Will Learn

A comprehensive defense curriculum designed to prepare you for high-demand SOC Analyst and Incident Responder roles.

Network Defense

Traffic analysis with Wireshark, IDS/IPS configuration (Snort/Suricata), and Firewall rule management.

SOC Operations (SIEM)

Mastering Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel. Log ingestion, correlation rules, and dashboard creation.

Incident Response

The IR Lifecycle (NIST/SANS). Triaging alerts, containment strategies, and root cause analysis.

Threat Hunting

Proactive hunting using YARA rules, Sigma, and MITRE ATT&CK framework to find hidden threats.

Digital Forensics

Disk and Memory forensics. Analyzing artifacts (Prefetch, Shimcache, Registry) to reconstruct attacks.

Endpoint Security (EDR)

Deploying and managing EDR solutions (CrowdStrike/Wazuh) for real-time endpoint monitoring.

Malware Analysis

Static and Dynamic analysis of suspicious binaries. Sandboxing and reverse engineering basics.

Threat Intelligence

Collecting and operationalizing IOCs. Using platforms like MISP and OpenCTI for threat data sharing.

AI-Driven Defense

Using AI/ML for anomaly detection, automated SOAR playbooks, and predictive threat modeling.

Master Blue Team Curriculum

A structured, step-by-step path from networking basics to advanced threat hunting.

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Module 1: Networking & Traffic Analysis Packet Analysis & Protocol Defense
  • TCP/IP Stack & Packet Structure Analysis
  • Analyzing Malicious Traffic with Wireshark
  • DNS Security & SSL/TLS Inspection
  • Firewall & Router Log Analysis
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Module 2: System Security & Logging Windows Events & Syslog
  • Windows Event Logs (Security, System, App)
  • Linux Syslog & Auditd Configuration
  • Sysmon for Advanced Threat Detection
  • OS Hardening Best Practices
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Module 3: Vulnerability Management Scanning & Remediation
  • Vulnerability Lifecycle Management
  • Scanning with Nessus & OpenVAS
  • CVSS Scoring & Risk Prioritization
  • Patch Management Strategies
04
Module 4: SIEM Mastery Splunk & Microsoft Sentinel
  • SIEM Architecture & Data Ingestion
  • Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL)
  • Creating Alerts, Dashboards & Reports
  • Writing Correlation Rules for Detection
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Module 5: Incident Response The IR Lifecycle (NIST)
  • Preparation, Identification, Containment, Eradication
  • Developing Incident Response Playbooks
  • Live Response on Windows/Linux Systems
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
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Module 6: Threat Intelligence & Hunting MITRE ATT&CK & YARA
  • The Cyber Kill Chain & MITRE ATT&CK
  • Writing YARA Rules for Malware Detection
  • Proactive Hunting Hypotheses
  • Using Threat Intel Platforms (MISP)
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Module 7: Endpoint Security (EDR) Wazuh & CrowdStrike
  • EDR vs Antivirus Architecture
  • Deploying Wazuh for HIDS/XDR
  • Detecting Process Injection & Fileless Malware
  • Endpoint Isolation & Remediation
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Module 8: Digital Forensics Disk & Memory Analysis
  • Acquiring Forensic Images (FTK Imager)
  • Windows Registry & Artifact Analysis (Prefetch, Amcache)
  • Memory Forensics with Volatility
  • Reconstructing User Activity
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Module 9: Malware Analysis Static & Dynamic Analysis
  • Setting up a Safe Malware Lab
  • Static Analysis (Strings, PE Headers)
  • Dynamic Analysis (Process Monitor, Regshot)
  • Introduction to Reverse Engineering
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Module 10: AI Defense & Capstone Next-Gen SOC & Final Project
  • AI/ML for Anomaly Detection
  • Automating Response with SOAR
  • Building Detection Rules for New Threats
  • Final Blue Team Capstone: Defending a Corporate Network
Practical Experience

2-Month SOC Project

Work in a simulated Security Operations Center. Monitor live traffic, detect real-time attacks (Ransomware, Brute Force), perform forensic investigations, and create professional incident reports.

Tools You Will Master

Hands-on experience with industry-standard defensive technologies.

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Splunk
Sentinel
Wazuh
Suricata
Snort
Elastic
Autopsy
Volatility
FTK Imager
Plaso
Sysinternals
KAPE
Wireshark
Nessus
Zeek
Tcpdump
TheHive
MISP

Build Industry-Based Projects

Gain real-world experience by defending enterprise environments against simulated attacks.

Ransomware Incident Response

Investigate a live ransomware outbreak simulation. Use EDR tools to isolate infected endpoints, analyze the ransomware payload using static/dynamic analysis to find the kill switch, and recover encrypted data using backup strategies.

Defense Chain:

Containment Malware Analysis Root Cause Analysis Recovery

APT Threat Hunting Campaign

Proactively hunt for a hidden Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) in a corporate network. Analyze SIEM logs for subtle indicators of compromise (IOCs), create YARA rules to detect lateral movement, and uncover the attacker's persistence mechanisms.

Defense Chain:

Log Analysis Hypothesis Generation IOC Detection Threat Attribution

Insider Threat Forensic Investigation

Investigate a suspected data leak by a rogue employee. Perform dead-box forensics on a disk image, analyze USB artifacts, recover deleted files, and reconstruct the timeline of user activity to build a legal case.

Defense Chain:

Evidence Acquisition Artifact Analysis Timeline Reconstruction Reporting

Enterprise SIEM Deployment

Deploy and configure a Splunk/Wazuh SIEM from scratch. Onboard Windows/Linux logs, write custom correlation rules to detect Brute Force and Golden Ticket attacks, and create real-time executive dashboards.

Defense Chain:

Log Ingestion Rule Creation False Positive Tuning Dashboarding

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