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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies

Name: Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies
ISBN: 9781801072472

by Kunal Sehgal, Nikolaos Thymianis

February 2023

Intermediate to advanced

208 pages

6h 13m

English

Packt Publishing

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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies
ContributorsAbout the authorsAbout the reviewer
Preface
Who this book is forWhat this book coversTo get the most out of this bookDownload the color imagesConventions usedGet in touchShare Your ThoughtsDownload a free PDF copy of this book
Part 1:Establishing the Blue
Chapter 1: Establishing a Defense Program
How do organizations benefit from implementing the blue teaming approach? Risk assessment Monitoring and surveillanceSecurity controlsReporting and recommendation to management A blue team’s compositionAnalystsIncident responderThreat hunterSecurity consultantSecurity administratorIdentity and Access Management (IAM) administrator Compliance analystRed teamPurple teamCyber threat intelligenceSkills required to be in a blue teamEager to learn and detail-orientedIn-depth knowledge of networks and systemsOutside-the-box and innovative thinkingAbility to cross conventional barriers to perform tasks Academics, qualifications, and certifications Talent development and retentionCyber labsCapture-the-Flag and hackathonsResearch and development projectsCommunity outreach MentoringContinuous unhindered learningSummary
Chapter 2: Managing a Defense Security Team
Why must organizations consider metricizing cybersecurity?Blue team KRIsHow does a blue team initiate designing KRIs for their team?Selecting essential cybersecurity metricsWhy and how organizations can automate this processWhat pitfalls to avoid when automating the workflows of the blue teamAutomating how KRIs are collected and presentedSummary
Chapter 3: Risk Assessment
Following the NIST methodologyNIST risk assessment methodologyAsset inventoryRisk management methodsThreat identification Risk calculationRisk management responsibilitiesSummaryReferences
Chapter 4: Blue Team Operations
Understanding defense strategyBlue team operations – infrastructureBlue team operations – applicationsBlue team operations – systemsBlue team operations – endpointsBlue team operations – cloudDefense planning against insidersResponsibilities in blue team operationsSummary
Chapter 5: Threats
What are cyber threats?The Cyber Kill ChainPhase 1 – reconnaissancePhase 2 – weaponizationPhase 3 – deliveryPhase 4 – exploitationPhase 5 – installationPhase 6 – command and controlPhase 7 – actions on objectiveInternal attacksDifferent types of cyber threat actorsImpacts of cybercrimeAn approach to security that is proactive rather than reactiveSummary
Chapter 6: Governance, Compliance, Regulations, and Best Practices
Definition of stakeholders and their needsBuilding risk indicatorsCompliance needs and the identification of compliance requirementsAssurance of compliance and the right level of governanceSummary
Part 2:Controlling the Fray
What are security controls? Preventive controlsDetective controlsDeterrent controlsCompensating controlsCorrective controlsDefense-in-depth

Chapter 7: Preventive Controls
What are preventive controls?Benefits Types of preventive controlsAdministrative PhysicalTechnical/logicalLayers of preventive controlsPolicy controlPerimeter/physical controlsNetwork controlsData security controlsApplication security controlsEndpoint security controlsUser securitySummary
Chapter 8: Detective Controls
What are detective controls?Types of detective controlsSOCHow does a SOC work?What are the benefits of a SOC?Vulnerability testingPenetration testingRed teamsBug bountySource code scanningCompliance scanning or hardening scansTools for detective controlsThreat Intelligence Platform (TIP)Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) toolsSecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM) toolsDigital Forensics (DF) toolsSummary
Chapter 9: Cyber Threat Intelligence
What is CTI?The quality of CTITypes of threat intelligence Strategic threat intelligenceTactical threat intelligenceOperational threat intelligenceThreat intelligence implementation1 – Developing a plan2 – Collection3 – Processing4 – Analysis5 – Dissemination6 – FeedbackThreat huntingThe importance of threat huntingUsing CTI effectively The MITRE ATT&CK frameworkThe MITRE ATT&CK Matrix How to implement the ATT&CK frameworkSummary
Chapter 10: Incident Response and Recovery
Incident response planningTesting incident response plansIncident response playbooksRansomware attacks PlaybookData loss/theft attacks playbookPhishing attacks playbookDisaster recovery planningCyber insuranceSummary
Chapter 11: Prioritizing and Implementing a Blue Team Strategy
Emerging detection and prevention technologies and techniquesAdversary emulationVCISO servicesContext-aware securityDefensive AIExtended Detection and Response (XDR)Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD)Zero TrustPitfalls to avoid while setting up a blue teamGetting started on your blue team journeySummary
Part 3:Ask the Experts
Chapter 12: Expert Insights
Anthony DesvernoisWilliam B. Nelson CareerNon-profit and volunteer workLaurent GerardinPeter Sheppard, BSc (Hons), MBCS, CITP, CISAPieter Danhieux, CEO and Co-Founder, Secure Code Warrior
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5 Threats

In this chapter, we will learn more about cyber threats, how they are accomplished, and what blue team members will come across in their work. You will learn about how different threat actors act, and what you should expect from them. It is worth noting that there are innumerable infrastructure infiltrations, data breaches, spear phishing attacks, and brute-force attacks nowadays. There is a wide variety of cyber threats, and they don’t discriminate between individuals and organizations.

In this chapter, we will be dealing with the following:

What are cyber threats?
The Cyber Kill Chain
Internal attacks
Cyber attack actors
The impacts of cybercrime

What are cyber threats?

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Threats

What are cyber threats?

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