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Security Monitoring with Wazuh

By : Rajneesh Gupta
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Security Monitoring with Wazuh

By: Rajneesh Gupta

Overview of this book

Explore the holistic solution that Wazuh offers to improve your organization’s cybersecurity posture with this insightful guide. Security Monitoring with Wazuh is a comprehensive resource, covering use cases, tool integration, and compliance monitoring to equip you with the skills you need to build an enterprise-level defense system. The book begins by setting up an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), integrating the open-source tool Suricata with the Wazuh platform, and then explores topics such as network and host-based intrusion detection, monitoring for known vulnerabilities, exploits, and detecting anomalous behavior. As you progress, you’ll learn how to leverage Wazuh’s capabilities to set up Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR). The chapters will lead you through the process of implementing security monitoring practices aligned with industry standards and regulations. You’ll also master monitoring and enforcing compliance with frameworks such as PCI DSS, GDPR, and MITRE ATT&CK, ensuring that your organization maintains a strong security posture while adhering to legal and regulatory requirements. By the end of this book, you’ll be proficient in harnessing the power of Wazuh and have a deeper understanding of effective security monitoring strategies.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Part 1:Threat Detection
4
Part 2: Threat Intelligence, Automation, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting
9
Part 3: Compliance Management
12
Chapter 9: Glossary

Integrating Sysmon to detect fileless malware

Malicious code that operates directly within a computer’s memory rather than the hard drive is known as fileless malware. It is “fileless” in the sense that no files are downloaded to your hard drive when your machine is infected. This makes it more difficult to detect using traditional antivirus or anti-malware tools, which primarily scan disk files.

Sysmon is a device driver and Windows system service that provides advanced monitoring and logging capabilities. It was created by Microsoft’s Sysinternals team to monitor various aspects of system activity, such as processes, network connections, and file changes. While Sysmon does not specifically focus on detecting fileless malware, its comprehensive monitoring capabilities can undoubtedly assist in identifying and mitigating the impact of fileless malware attacks. We can enhance Wazuh’s malware detection capabilities by installing Sysmon on each Windows...