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Threat Hunting in the Cloud

Name: Threat Hunting in the Cloud
ISBN: 9781119804062

by Chris Peiris, Binil Pillai, Abbas Kudrati

October 2021

Intermediate to advanced

544 pages

14h 7m

English

Wiley

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Cover
Title Page
Foreword
Introduction
What Does This Book Cover?Additional ResourcesHow to Contact the Publisher
Part I: Threat Hunting Frameworks
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Threat Hunting
The Rise of CybercrimeWhat Is Threat Hunting?The Key Cyberthreats and Threat ActorsThe Necessity of Threat HuntingThreat ModelingThreat-Hunting Maturity ModelHuman Elements of Threat HuntingSummary
CHAPTER 2: Modern Approach to Multi-Cloud Threat Hunting
Multi-Cloud Threat HuntingBuilding Blocks for the Security Operations CenterCyberthreat Detection, Threat Modeling, and the Need for Proactive Threat Hunting Within SOCCyber Resiliency and Organizational CultureSkillsets Required for Threat HuntingThreat-Hunting Process and ProceduresMetrics for Assessing the Effectiveness of Threat HuntingThreat-Hunting Program EffectivenessSummary
CHAPTER 3: Exploration of MITRE Key Attack Vectors
Understanding MITRE ATT&CKThreat Hunting Using Five Common TacticsOther Methodologies and Key Threat-Hunting Tools to Combat Attack VectorsAnalysis ToolsSummary
Part II: Hunting in Microsoft Azure
CHAPTER 4: Microsoft Azure Cloud Threat Prevention Framework
Introduction to Microsoft SecurityUnderstanding the Shared Responsibility ModelMicrosoft Services for Cloud Security Posture Management and Logging/MonitoringUsing Microsoft Secure and Protect FeaturesMicrosoft Detect ServicesDetecting “Privilege Escalation” TTPsDetecting Credential AccessDetecting Lateral MovementDetecting Command and ControlDetecting Data ExfiltrationMicrosoft Investigate, Response, and Recover FeaturesUsing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Threat ResponseSummary

CHAPTER 5: Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture and Capability Map
IntroductionMicrosoft Security Architecture versus the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)Microsoft Security ArchitectureUsing the Microsoft Reference ArchitectureUnderstanding the Security Operations SolutionsUnderstanding the People Security SolutionsSummary
Part III: Hunting in AWS
CHAPTER 6: AWS Cloud Threat Prevention Framework
Introduction to AWS Well-Architected FrameworkAWS Services for Monitoring, Logging, and AlertingAWS Protect FeaturesAWS Detection FeaturesHow Do You Detect Privilege Escalation?How Do You Detect Credential Access?How Do You Detect Lateral Movement?How Do You Detect Command and Control?How Do You Detect Data Exfiltration?How Do You Handle Response and Recover?SummaryReferences
CHAPTER 7: AWS Reference Architecture
AWS Security Framework OverviewAWS Reference ArchitectureSummary
Part IV: The Future
CHAPTER 8: Threat Hunting in Other Cloud Providers
The Google Cloud PlatformThe IBM CloudOracle Cloud Infrastructure SecurityThe Alibaba CloudSummaryReferences
CHAPTER 9: The Future of Threat Hunting
SummaryReferences
Part V: Appendices
APPENDIX A: MITRE ATT&CK Tactics
APPENDIX B: Privilege Escalation
APPENDIX C: Credential Access
APPENDIX D: Lateral Movement
APPENDIX E: Command and Control
APPENDIX F: Data Exfiltration
APPENDIX G: MITRE Cloud Matrix
Initial AccessPersistencePrivilege EscalationDefense EvasionCredential AccessDiscoveryLateral MovementCollectionData ExfiltrationImpact
APPENDIX H: Glossary
Index
Copyright
Dedication
About the Authors
About the Technical Editors
Acknowledgments
End User License Agreement

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This book is dedicated to my mother, Shantha, and my father, Christopher, who taught me that hard work, passion, and curiosity will overcome any obstacle in life. Thank you for the support and courage you provided me to take on the world…and to my youngest son, Deven, who teaches me to venture out of my comfort zone and challenge the status quo every day. This is for you.

— Dr. Chris Peiris

I dedicate this book to my dad, Capt. Aravindakshan Pillai, my mom, Ambika Devi, my sister, Beena Pradeep, and my school teachers, not only for their love and care but also for their support during my childhood socialization, which helped shape how I view the world around me and learn the importance of respecting others, regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, etc.

— Binil Pillai

I dedicate this book to my dad, Shabbir Hussain, whom I role model in many ways, and to my mom, Zahra, who keeps me in her everyday prayers.

— Abbas Kudrati

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