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Log Analysis: Using a SIEM

In this lab, you’ll practice how to ingest and use logs from multiple sources using a SIEM. When you’re finished, you’ll have the ability to process your own log data using open source tools..

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(219 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 40m
Published
Clock icon Jul 25, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Ingest Log Data with a SIEM

    During this challenge, you will learn how to ingest logs into the SIEM within the virtual environment. You’ll start by exploring the Elastic Stack Components within Security Onion, and will learn how to modify the configurations to ingest new data. You’ll then validate the data in the Security Onion instance of Kibana, and become acclimated with the web UI.

  3. Challenge

    Search and Use Log Data with a SIEM

    During this challenge, you will verify additional log sources for the SIEM, and explore additional ones to add from within the system. You’ll start out by ensuring that multiple sources of log data are being ingested, and configure any corresponding inputs, then add additional logs from the Security Onion system. Then, you will validate the data, and practice searching and using it within Kibana. You will also explore some of the prebuilt dashboards and visualizations for this data from Security Onion.

  4. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Joe is a Network Consulting Engineer and has worked in the IT industry since 2010. He has experience in teaching and mentoring IT professionals in both DoD environments and in the civilian sector, in both the networking and IT security fields.

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