My SANS Course in London – April 2025 Back in April, I had the opportunity to attend a SANS course in London. More precisely, SANS 504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling. The course ran from April 7th to April 12th, and those six days were intense, exciting, and surprisingly fun in ways I didn’t…
Read MoreStepping Deeper into the CTF World It seems that this year, I’m a step further into the world of Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions: not sure why but I don’t regret it. We’re only halfway through the year, and I’ve already participated in three events. Not a huge amount, but a noticeable jump considering that…
Read MoreYes, you read that title right. Today I’m going to tell you about the time I went on a hunt to bring a velociraptor and a chainsaw into the Würth Phoenix Security Operations Center. I know that it might sound strange to many and few will believe it, but I’m sure that once you get…
Read MoreIn this post, we’ll explore the synergy between a Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) platform and a traditional Security Operations Center (SOC) service. For those interested in the topic, I recommend reading my previous article, where I demonstrated a concrete example of integration between our SIEM and SATAYO, the CTI platform we use in our SOC….
Read MoreIn this article, we’re going to explore an example of the process used to perform the initial steps of creating ad hoc detection rules based on specific events that mark the world of cyber security. Specifically, starting from a real case, we’ll see the study and analysis carried out to create a rule to monitor…
Read MoreThis article explains how the Cyber Threat Intelligence platform SATAYO serves as a powerful resource to optimize processes and strengthen threat coverage within the Würth Phoenix Attacker Centric SOC. We will analyze the utilization of SATAYO’s internal resources for creating Detection Rules and managing SOC alerts. Additionally, we will examine how the logs in SIEM…
Read MoreOne of the primary responsibilities of a Security Operation Center (SOC) is to effectively manage issues related to monitoring the security perimeter. This involves the meticulous analysis of alerts, the creation of subsequent cases, and if necessary, the escalation of incidents to the client through ticketing systems or, in some cases, the closure of incidents…
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