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Category: Insider Threat

SOAR Playbook for Threat Hunting

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 Shuvro

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blueprint outlines the integration of Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) with proactive Threat Hunting. This synergy shifts organizations from reactive to proactive defense, enhancing cybersecurity posture, improving Security Operations Center (SOC) efficiency, and accelerating response times to advanced threats. Key recommendations include phased implementation, KPI-driven measurement, continuous improvement, and investment in human capital.

CTI - Cyber Threat Intelligence, Insider Threat, MITRE, MTTC - Mean Time to Contain, MTTD - Mean Time to Detect, MTTI - Mean Time to Investigate, MTTR - Mean Time to Resolution, NIST, Playbook, SIEM, SOAR, TA - Threat Analytics, Threat Context, Threat Intelligence, Threat Landscape, Threat Model Lifecycle, Threat Modeling, Threat Modeling Program Office, Threat Protection Efficacy, TIP - Threat Intelligence Platform, TMaC - Threat Modeling as Code, TMasC - Threat Modeling as Code, TMMM - Threat Modeling Maturity Model, TTP, XDR, XTI - Extended Threat Intelligence, YARA

Build a Security Metrics Program to Drive Maturity

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Shuvro

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis document provides a condensed blueprint for establishing a security metrics program focused on driving organizational maturity.

CIA - Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, CISECURITY, CMMI - Capability Maturity Model, CTEM - Continuous Threat Exposure Management, CTI - Cyber Threat Intelligence, ELK Stack, FIM - File Integrity Monitoring, GRC, Incident Response, Insider Threat, ISO/IEC 27001, KPI - Key Performance Indicators, Microsoft, MTTC - Mean Time to Contain, MTTD - Mean Time to Detect, MTTR - Mean Time to Resolution, NIST, PDCA, RACI, RoI & TCO, SIEM, SOC, Threat Intelligence, Threat Modeling, TIP - Threat Intelligence Platform, XDR, XTI - Extended Threat Intelligence

Auditor Became CISSP – Never Performed in Projects & in IS Development, Would You Hire Him for Your Infrastructure Platform Management? Can or Should that Knowledge Gap be Admissible?

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 Shuvro

Reading Time: 6 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Summary) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: June 1, 2024 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. The Core Dilemma: Assessor vs. Builder Mindset We are observing worldwide adoption on CISSP Read More …

Agentic AI, AI - Artificial Intelligence, AI Agents, AI Governance, API, Application Development, Application Platform, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Attack Simulation, Audit, Backup, BAS - Breach and Attack Simulation, BCP - Business Continuity Plan, BI Analytics, BIA - Business Impact Analysis, Blockchain, BOK - Body of Knowledge, Business Architecture, C2, CCM - Cloud Control Matrix, CDR - Cloud Detection and Response, CI/CD, CIEM - Cloud Identity Entitlement Management, CISECURITY, CISO, CLM - Certificate Lifecycle Management, Cloud Access Security Broker, CNAPP - Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform, Compliance Framework, Control Framework, Critical to Quality, CSNS - Cloud Service Network Security, CSPM - Cloud Security Posture Management, CTEM - Continuous Threat Exposure Management, CTI - Cyber Threat Intelligence, CVSS, CWPP - Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, Cyber Maturity, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Data Lakehouse, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Quality, DDoS, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, DLP, DNS, DSPM - Data Security Posture Management, Encryption, Enterprise Architecture, FIM - File Integrity Monitoring, Frameworks, GDPR, GenAI, Governance, GRC, HSM - Hardware Security Modules, Hunting Maturity Model, IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service, Identity & Access Management, Incident Response, Insider Threat, IO Model, IS - Information Security, ISO/IEC 22301, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27031, IT - Information Technology, IT Governance, IT Infrastructure, IT-CMF, KMS, KSPM - Kubernetes Security Posture Management, Kubernetes, Large Language Models, Machine Identity Management, MCP - Model Context Protocol, MITRE, ML - Machine Learning, Networked Devices, Networking, NIST, OSINT, PaaS - Platform as a Service, PAM - Privileged Access Management, PCI-DSS, PDCA, Penetration Testing, Phishing, Planning, Policy, PoLP - Principle of Least Privilege, PQC - Post-Quantum Cryptography, Private Cloud, Productivity, Program Management, Project Management, Public Cloud, RAG, Ransomware, SecOps, Security Operation Center, Systems Security Engineering

Cyber Incident Response Drill Testing

July 26, 2025 Shuvro

Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Summary Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: 25 July 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. Executive Summary This document addresses the critical gap identified when organizations mistakenly assume their Read More …

Attack Simulation, BEC - Business Email Compromize, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Insider Threat, Phishing, Ransomware, Security Operation Center, SOC, Threat Intelligence, Threat Modeling

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