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Security Monitoring with Wazuh

Security Monitoring with Wazuh

By : Rajneesh Gupta
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Security Monitoring with Wazuh

Security Monitoring with Wazuh

3.9 (7)
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)
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Part 1:Threat Detection
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Part 2: Threat Intelligence, Automation, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting
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Part 3: Compliance Management
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Chapter 9: Glossary

Integrating Windows Defender logs

Windows Defender is an antivirus software module of Microsoft Windows. As per the 2023 Antivirus Market Report, Windows Defender is the most common free antivirus product for PC users, with around 40% of the market share of free antivirus software. For more information on this, you can check the following link: https://www.security.org/antivirus/antivirus-consumer-report-annual/. Additionally, Microsoft also offers endpoint security solutions for enterprises called Windows Defender for Endpoint. This makes us put more attention on integrating Windows Defender with Wazuh. By default, Wazuh cannot read the Windows Defender logs. Hence, it is important for us to put extra effort into making it possible.

In this section, we’ll learn to push Windows Defender logs to the Wazuh manager. You will learn about the following:

  • How to get started with Windows Defender logs
  • Setting up the Wazuh agent to collect Windows Defender logs
  • Testing...

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