Who doesn’t love automation? — Introduction Cybersecurity is a diverse field, even within the defensive side of things, the number of tools you can implement and the number of techniques you can use is virtually infinite. …

TLDR; Those who design Internal Developer Platform (IDP) — Rise of DevOps — Multiverse of Automation Remember the time when SysAdmin was the single most important role that setups the infrastructure? If developers wanted to get anything done, They had to go through a rigorous chain of processes and requests to finally provision the environment to work on. Well, that obviously led to a more frustrating…

Azure Monitor | Application Insights | Log Analytics | Microsoft Sentinel — Introduction The rise of DevOps and infrastructure advancements have made availability a common expectation. Nowadays, sustainability in business is closely linked to maintaining high availability and uptime for applications while keeping a check on security threats and anomalies. Those interested in cloud-related roles should possess knowledge of Azure monitoring tools.

Let’s talk about the new defensive cybersecurity certificate, shall we? — A bit of Back story In past, I have talked about cybersecurity certifications on different occasions and for many different reasons, following are some of my relevant articles around security certifications. How I passed CISSP in one attempt How I passed the CISSP exam in one attempt Remember — Practice is the keymlaraib-khan.medium.com

Automate deployment of Security content in Sentinel — Introduction Those who love creating security content for Microsoft Sentinel would greatly appreciate the CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) for it, as this dramatically improves deployment efficiency and enable sharing security content across multiple workspaces in a matter of minutes. Especially in MSSP — CI/CD would save tremendous hours of…

Welcome to unlimited collaboration and progress — In a world driven by creativity and innovation, the concept of patents and copyrights has long been a subject of debate. As I ponder a world without these legal protections, I invite you to explore the possibilities and implications of such a paradigm shift. Brace yourself for a journey into…

Let’s hunt! — I don’t want to sound like a person who knows everything about the topic but want to leave there my thoughts and ideas to incorporate and establish effective Threat Hunting as a Task in your Security Operations. Hunters need to set up traps in a way that is safe for everyone Hunting has been and is an essential part of our lives, it’s a…

Enginuity — A framework designed to test Endpoint Security products to their limits. — Have you ever wondered which EDR tool is best in the business? here are Mitre’s Enginuity Evaluations for you! MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation is a framework for assessing the efficacy of different cybersecurity solutions in detecting and preventing real-world threats. It involves simulating various cyber-attack scenarios and evaluating…

Mentors are important in any domain, cybersecurity is no exception. — Cybersecurity is a fascinating and challenging field that requires constant learning and adaptation. I have been fortunate enough to have some great mentors who taught me some valuable lessons in cybersecurity that I want to share with you. Lesson 1: Think like an attacker One of the most important skills in cybersecurity is to be able…