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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies

By : Kunal Sehgal, Nikolaos Thymianis
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Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies

By: Kunal Sehgal, Nikolaos Thymianis

Overview of this book

We've reached a point where all organizational data is connected through some network. With advancements and connectivity comes ever-evolving cyber threats - compromising sensitive data and access to vulnerable systems. Cybersecurity Blue Team Strategies is a comprehensive guide that will help you extend your cybersecurity knowledge and teach you to implement blue teams in your organization from scratch. Through the course of this book, you’ll learn defensive cybersecurity measures while thinking from an attacker's perspective. With this book, you'll be able to test and assess the effectiveness of your organization’s cybersecurity posture. No matter the medium your organization has chosen- cloud, on-premises, or hybrid, this book will provide an in-depth understanding of how cyber attackers can penetrate your systems and gain access to sensitive information. Beginning with a brief overview of the importance of a blue team, you’ll learn important techniques and best practices a cybersecurity operator or a blue team practitioner should be aware of. By understanding tools, processes, and operations, you’ll be equipped with evolving solutions and strategies to overcome cybersecurity challenges and successfully manage cyber threats to avoid adversaries. By the end of this book, you'll have enough exposure to blue team operations and be able to successfully set up a blue team in your organization.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1:Establishing the Blue
14
Part 3:Ask the Experts

Establishing a Defense Program

As cyberattacks ramp up across all countries and industries, it is an absolute necessity for every organization to have a defense capability. However, the journey of setting up such expertise and attaining the right level of maturity requires the right combination of technology, processes, and people. This roadmap may appear daunting and overwhelming to many who are just getting started. This book aims to help guide and aid organizations and professionals on that journey. It aims to ensure all aspects of a blue team defense program are understood and that there are no blind spots.

Cybersecurity professionals who are grouped under the banner of blue team identify various security holes, also known as vulnerabilities, in the organization’s infrastructure and applications. These efforts help in patching and implementing various security procedures and controls. Cyber professionals working as blue teamers usually have a knack for creatively thinking and rapidly responding to various kinds of security events and incidents. They are in charge of protecting business entities against cyber risks and threats.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • How do organizations benefit from implementing the blue teaming approach?
  • A blue team’s composition
  • Red team
  • Purple team
  • Cyber threat intelligence
  • Skills required to be in a blue team
  • Talent development and retention