Building a SIEM Solution with Elastic Stack 🌐

December 2024

I'm excited to share a project I recently completed where I deployed a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution using the Elastic Stack! 🎉

🎯 Objective

The goal was to create a centralized platform to monitor, detect, and respond to security events in real-time by leveraging the powerful capabilities of Elastic Security.

🚀 Steps in the Project

1️⃣ Elastic Cloud Deployment

- Set up an Elastic deployment on Elastic Cloud.

- Configured Elasticsearch and Kibana for centralized data management and visualization.

2️⃣ Log Collection and Processing

- Installed and configured Elastic Agents to gather logs from endpoints.

- Integrated Sysmon on Windows systems to collect detailed logs for enhanced monitoring.

3️⃣ Ingest Pipelines and Enrichment

- Built ingest pipelines to parse and enrich log data for analysis.

4️⃣ Detection Rules and Alerting

- Enabled pre-built detection rules in Elastic Security to identify potential threats.

- Customized alerting mechanisms for real-time notifications via email and Slack.

5️⃣ Dashboards and Investigation

- Designed interactive Kibana dashboards to visualize security events and streamline incident investigations.

🌟 Highlights

• Improved real-time visibility into system logs and activities.
• Strengthened the ability to detect and respond to security incidents.

🔗 Tech Used

Elastic Cloud, Kibana, Sysmon, Elastic Agent

📈 Skills Gained

• Threat Analysis
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
• Threat & Vulnerability Management
• Threat Modeling & Assessment
• Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH)
• Cloud Security

🚀 This hands-on experience reinforced my skills in threat detection, log management, and SIEM implementation, aligning with my passion for cybersecurity and cloud security.

Let's connect and discuss SIEM solutions, threat hunting, and cybersecurity best practices! 🔥