Aligning Security Operations with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework: Level up your security operations center for better security 9781804614266, 1804614262

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 – The Basics: SOC and ATT&CK, Two Worlds in a Delicate Balance
Chapter 1: SOC Basics – Structure, Personnel, Coverage, and Tools
Technical requirements
SOC environments and roles
SOC environment responsibilities
SOC coverage
SOC cross-team collaboration
Summary
Chapter 2: Analyzing Your Environment for Potential Pitfalls
Technical requirements
Danger! Risks ahead – how to establish a risk registry
Red and blue make purple – how to run purple team exercises
Discussing common coverage gaps and security shortfalls
Summary
Chapter 3: Reviewing Different Threat Models
Technical requirements
Reviewing the PASTA threat model and use cases
Reviewing the STRIDE threat model and use cases
Reviewing the VAST threat model and use cases
Reviewing the Trike threat model and use cases
Reviewing attack trees
Summary
Chapter 4: What Is the ATT&CK Framework?
A brief history and evolution of ATT&CK
Overview of the various ATT&CK models
Summary
Part 2 – Detection Improvements and Alignment with ATT&CK
Chapter 5: A Deep Dive into the ATT&CK Framework
Technical requirements
A deep dive into the techniques in the cloud framework
A deep dive into the techniques in the Windows framework
A deep dive into the techniques in the macOS framework
A deep dive into the techniques in the network framework
A deep dive into the techniques in the mobile framework
Summary
Chapter 6: Strategies to Map to ATT&CK
Technical requirements
Finding the gaps in your coverage
Prioritization of efforts to increase efficiency
Examples of mappings in real environments
Summary
Chapter 7: Common Mistakes with Implementation
Technical requirements
Examples of incorrect technique mappings from ATT&CK
Examples of poor executions with detection creation
Summary
Chapter 8: Return on Investment Detections
Technical requirements
Reviewing examples of poorly created detections and their consequences
Finding the winners or the best alerts
Measuring the success of a detection
Requirement-setting
Use cases as coverage
What metrics should be used
Summary
Part 3 – Continuous Improvement and Innovation
Chapter 9: What Happens After an Alert is Triggered?
Technical requirements
What’s next? Example playbooks and how to create them
Flowcharts
Runbooks via security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) tools
Templates for playbooks and best practices
Summary
Chapter 10: Validating Any Mappings and Detections
Technical requirements
Discussing the importance of reviews
Saving time and automating reviews with examples
Turning alert triage feedback into something actionable
Summary
Chapter 11: Implementing ATT&CK in All Parts of Your SOC
Technical requirements
Examining a risk register at the corporate level
Applying ATT&CK to NOC environments
Mapping ATT&CK to compliance frameworks
Using ATT&CK to create organizational policies and standards
Summary
Chapter 12: What’s Next? Areas for Innovation in Your SOC
Technical requirements
Automation is the way
Scaling to the future
Helping hands – thoughts from industry professionals
Summary
Index
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