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Specialized Hunts: Threat Hunting within Virtual Machines

VMs are part of the environment in which an adversary can operate. This course will teach you how to set up and perform a specialized threat hunt within VMs.

Brandon DeVault - Pluralsight course - Specialized Hunts: Threat Hunting within Virtual Machines
by Brandon DeVault

What you'll learn

The surface area that an adversary can operate on includes a virtual one. In this course, Specialized Hunts: Threat Hunting within Virtual Machines, you’ll learn to set up and perform a specialized threat hunt. First, you’ll explore the security concerns and threats of VMs. Next, you’ll discover how to build a hypothesis based on real scenarios. Finally, you’ll learn how to hunt for malicious techniques by an adversary using VMs. When you finish this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of a specialized threat hunter needed to defend against advanced adversaries.

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About the author

Brandon DeVault - Pluralsight course - Specialized Hunts: Threat Hunting within Virtual Machines
Brandon DeVault

Brandon is a Sr. Security Author at Pluralsight. Prior Experience with Elastic and FL Air National Guard includes threat hunting, security analytics, and incident response.

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