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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: 4 minutesThe escalating threat of phishing demands a transformative approach to cybersecurity. This “SOAR Playbook for Phishing Email Investigation” leverages Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) to convert reactive security operations into a proactive, efficient, and scalable defense. By automating repetitive tasks and orchestrating complex workflows, SOAR drastically reduces Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) for phishing incidents, often to mere minutes.
Reading Time: 5 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: April 9, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 I. Executive Summary The modern cybersecurity landscape is challenged by an overwhelming volume of security alerts 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: 3 minutesThis blueprint outlines a transformative approach to vulnerability management (VM) by integrating Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms. Traditional manual VM processes are overwhelmed by cyber threats. SOAR shifts VM from reactive, labor-intensive tasks to a proactive, automated, and integrated security function, enhancing speed, accuracy, and operational effectiveness.
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: 5 minutesThe escalating volume and sophistication of cyber threats, coupled with a shortage of security professionals, necessitate a shift from manual incident response (IR) to automated solutions. Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms offer a transformative approach by consolidating security operations, automating repetitive tasks, and streamlining incident handling.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blueprint provides a comprehensive framework for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks. It emphasizes cyber resilience as a strategic imperative, integrating proactive defense, swift incident response, and continuous improvement to minimize impact and ensure business continuity.
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: 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 provides a concise overview of the “Implementation Plan – SOC-CMM” research blueprint, synthesizing key insights for establishing, maturing, and optimizing Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities. It highlights the core framework, implementation lifecycle, and critical areas for optimization across people, processes, technology, performance, and compliance.
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 enterprise firewall has evolved from a perimeter gatekeeper into a distributed, strategic enforcement point for modern hybrid networks. The selection of a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) platform is a foundational decision, dictating network architecture, operational models, and long-term security posture.
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: 3 minutesThe modern Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has evolved from a technical manager into a strategic business leader. In an era of enterprise-wide digital transformation, the CISO’s primary mandate is to architect digital trust, enabling secure business growth while managing cyber risk.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document provides a condensed strategic blueprint for understanding, comparing, and implementing enterprise-grade Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document provides a condensed blueprint for establishing a mature, enterprise-wide security playbook program
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis document provides a condensed overview of the comprehensive blueprint for selecting, vetting, and managing a security outsourcing partner.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis document provides a comprehensive blueprint for transitioning from a traditional, in-house security model to a strategic, agile, and value-aligned service-based paradigm.
Reading Time: 4 minutesArtificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS), transforming them from a reactive support function into a proactive, strategic engine for business value.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe decision to build a security platform from open-source components is conditional.
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: 4 minutesThis document outlines a blueprint for establishing a mature purple team function within an advanced Security Operations Center (SOC).
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: 4 minutesThis blueprint provides a strategic framework for integrating intelligence-led Red Team operations into an advanced Security Operations Center (SOC).
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 minutesThe traditional, human-centric Security Operations Center (SOC) is operationally and financially unsustainable. It is defined by a reactive “firefighting” model that cannot cope with the volume and sophistication of modern cyber threats.
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: 3 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Condensed) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: January 6, 2022 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 (Summary) Executive Summary In a landscape of relentless cyber threats, traditional, point-in-time security assessments are Read More …
Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: July 21, 2024 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 The Evolving Threat Landscape 3.0 Amplified Risk Factors in Hybrid Environments 4.0 Read More …
Reading Time: 8 minutesSIEM sizing is all about estimating the resources your Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system that needs to handle log data efficiently—without overprovisioning or underestimating. The two key metrics used are: To calculate SIEM sizing, you typically keep the Read More …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction In an era where cybersecurity threats are growing in complexity, organizations must continually adapt their security measures to protect sensitive information. Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a critical role in safeguarding access to high-level accounts that control systems and Read More …
Reading Time: 3 minutesA malware signature is a unique identifier used to detect malicious software. It can be a specific sequence of bytes, a file hash, or behavioral patterns that security tools recognize.Malware signatures are patterns or characteristics used to identify and detect Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesImproving threat detection in a Security Operations Center (SOC) involves several strategic and tweaking steps. Here are some defined ways to enhance your SOC’s threat detection capabilities: 1. Implement Advanced Threat Detection Tools 2. Leverage Machine Learning and AI 3. Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWazuh, a prominent open-source Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution, has been exploring the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to enhance its cybersecurity features. Here are some relevant points: In summary, while Wazuh itself doesn’t directly incorporate AI, Read More …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe below picture illustrates operational architecture of the SIEM & SOAR in an integrated function: This is where the big picture comes in, from ingress to egress. As you can see in the picture the data collectors need to be configured in Read More …