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Reading Time: 3 minutesDetection‑as‑Code (DaC) is moving from niche practice to mainstream SOC engineering discipline. By embedding detection logic into CI/CD‑style pipelines, organizations are achieving faster deployment cycles, higher detection accuracy, and measurable reductions in false positives.
Reading Time: 5 minutesModern Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face an escalating challenge: an overwhelming volume of security alerts, coupled with persistent manual inefficiencies and a severe global talent shortage. This leads to alert fatigue, a reactive posture, and a heightened risk of missing critical incidents. The traditional manual approach to incident response is no longer sustainable against the speed and sophistication of contemporary cyber threats.
Reading Time: 5 minutesStatus: Final BlueprintAuthor: Shahab Al Yamin ChawdhuryOrganization: Principal Architect & Consultant GroupResearch Date: April 2, 2025Location: Dhaka, BangladeshVersion: 1.0 1. Executive Summary and Strategic Imperatives The “SOAR Playbook for Malware Containment” outlines Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) as a Read More …
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.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blueprint outlines a comprehensive Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) playbook to combat cryptojacking—the unauthorized use of computing resources for cryptocurrency mining. Cryptojacking poses significant financial, operational, and reputational risks by silently consuming CPU cycles, increasing power costs, degrading system performance, and introducing hidden vulnerabilities.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: March 15, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary This “SOAR Playbook for Ransomware” offers a comprehensive blueprint for Read More …
Reading Time: 6 minutesData Loss Prevention (DLP) is a crucial cybersecurity strategy designed to detect and prevent data breaches by blocking unauthorized extraction or exposure of sensitive data. It combines people, processes, and technology to identify, classify, and apply usage policies to sensitive information across endpoints, networks, and cloud platforms (data at rest, in motion, and in use).
Reading Time: 6 minutesExtended Detection and Response (XDR) is a pivotal evolution in enterprise cybersecurity. It unifies, intelligently, and automates threat detection, investigation, and response by aggregating telemetry from endpoints, networks, cloud, identity, and email into a single platform. This holistic visibility, powered by AI/ML, detects complex attacks, reduces alert fatigue, and accelerates incident containment.
Reading Time: 7 minutesCybersecurity assessment frameworks are structured methodologies guiding organizations to establish and maintain robust cybersecurity postures. They provide a roadmap for identifying, assessing, and managing risks to digital assets, enhancing resilience, streamlining operations, and building trust. Cybersecurity is a core business enabler, requiring agile, adaptive security, strong governance, and leveraging a complementary ecosystem of frameworks to tailor security to unique needs.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document outlines the PASTA-SOC framework, a structured methodology to evolve a Security Operations Center (SOC) from a reactive to a proactive, threat-informed defense model. It operationalizes the seven stages of the Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis (PASTA) by integrating its business-centric principles with the tactical capabilities of modern security technologies, primarily Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs), and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR).
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: March 1, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 Part I: Strategic Foundations and Governance This section establishes the strategic “why” for the SIEM & Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe market for Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) has evolved beyond simple indicator management to unified, intelligence-driven security operations platforms.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe selection of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform is a foundational decision for any modern Security Operations Center (SOC). The modern SIEM has evolved from a simple log repository into an intelligent, AI-driven platform essential for digital resilience.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blueprint outlines a comprehensive strategy for establishing a proactive, design-centric Enterprise Threat Modeling Program (ETMP).
Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Summary of Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Date: August 23, 2023 Version: 1.0 1. Introduction & Executive Summary This document provides a condensed overview of the comprehensive AI-specific Incident Response Plan Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final BlueprintAuthor: Shahab Al Yamin ChawdhuryOrganization: Principal Architect & Consultant GroupResearch Date: April 9, 2024Location: Dhaka, BangladeshVersion: 1.0 The New Imperative: Securing the AI-Driven Enterprise The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a present-day reality, creating a new, dynamic, Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe decision to build a security platform from open-source components is conditional.
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 …
Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: August 1, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. The Strategic Imperative The operationalization of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is a strategic business necessity. Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe modern Security Operations Center (SOC) has evolved from a reactive, alert-centric cost center into a proactive, intelligence-driven hub for risk management.
Reading Time: 3 minutesModern cybersecurity requires a shift from siloed, reactive functions to a proactive, integrated, and threat-informed defense.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAuthor: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Date: July 26, 2024 Version: 1.0 (Summary) Executive Summary This blueprint provides a strategic methodology for designing and operationalizing a world-class Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) data collection program. It moves beyond simply listing sources to Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Date: March 4, 2024 Version: 1.0 Executive Summary This blueprint provides a strategic methodology for designing and operationalizing a world-class Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) data collection program. It moves beyond simply listing sources to establish Read More …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blueprint presents a strategic framework for redressing this imbalance by fusing Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) within a modernized Security Operations Center (SOC)
Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Summary) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: February 2, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 (Summary) 1. Executive Summary Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are the central nervous system of the Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Summary Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: April 4, 2024 The SOC as a Strategic Business Enabler The modern Security Operations Center (SOC) has evolved from a technical cost center Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Summary) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: July 23, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. The Proactive Imperative In the modern threat landscape, organizations must operate under the assumption Read More …