Security Monitoring with Wazuh

"This book equips you with the knowledge to effectively deploy and utilize Wazuh, helping your organization stay resilient against evolving cybersecurity threats."
- Santiago Bassett, Founder and CEO, Wazuh

Key Features

Written by a cybersecurity expert recognized for his leadership and contributions in the industry
Gain practical insights on using Wazuh for threat protection and compliance
Implement security monitoring aligned with MITRE ATT&CK, PCI DSS, and GDPR
Deploy Wazuh in cloud environments for security and compliance
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Book DescriptionStrengthen your cybersecurity posture with Wazuh's powerful security monitoring and compliance capabilities.
Security Monitoring with Wazuh is a comprehensive, hands-on guide that helps you deploy, configure, and optimize Wazuh to detect threats, automate incident response, and enforce compliance. With real-world use cases, step-by-step configurations, and tool integrations, this book equips you to build an enterprise-grade defense system.
You'll begin by setting up an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) using Wazuh and integrating Suricata to monitor network and host-based threats. Moving forward, you'll explore malware detection, vulnerability assessment, and security automation with SOAR. The book also covers threat intelligence, incident response, and proactive threat hunting, helping you detect and mitigate cybersecurity risks effectively.
Beyond detection, you'll enforce compliance with industry standards such as MITRE ATT&CK, PCI DSS, and GDPR, ensuring regulatory adherence and security best practices. By integrating Wazuh with TheHive, Cortex, MISP, and other security tools, you'll streamline threat analysis and response.
By the end of this book, you'll master Wazuh's full potential, enabling you to deploy, manage, and enhance security monitoring across your infrastructure-from on-premises to cloud environments.What you will learn

Set up an intrusion detection system (IDS) using Wazuh and Suricata
Implement file integrity monitoring to detect unauthorized changes
Integrate MISP for automated threat intelligence and IOC detection
Leverage TheHive and Cortex for security automation and incident response
Deploy Wazuh for proactive malware detection and endpoint security
Use Shuffle to automate security operations and streamline responses
Hunt for threats with Osquery, log analysis, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping
Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, GDPR, and security best practices

Who this book is forThis book is designed for SOC analysts, security engineers, and security architects looking to deploy Wazuh for threat detection, incident response, and compliance monitoring. It provides practical guidance on setting up open-source SOC capabilities, including file integrity monitoring, security automation, and threat intelligence. Managed service providers seeking a scalable security monitoring system will also benefit. Basic knowledge of IT, cybersecurity, cloud, and Linux is recommended?.