Mastering Machine Learning for Penetration Testing

Machine learning with the ELK Stack using the X-Pack plugin

We have now installed the three main components of an ELK Stack. If you want an efficient way to deploy an ELK Stack, especially for testing purposes, I recommend that you use a cloud-based stack. For example, in the following demonstrations, I am going to use a predefined cloud ELK Stack by Bitnami.

The Bitnami ELK Stack ships with the following software versions:

• Apache 2.4.29
• Elasticsearch 6.2.2
• Logstash 6.2.2
• Kibana 6.2.2

In a few moments, your stack will be ready to use. The following screenshot shows the ELK Stack files:

To get the password for your Bitnami environment, go ...