Elk For Cybersecurity
ELK for Security Analyst
- 4.721 students
- Last updated 25/7/2023
Course Description
This self-paced course takes you deep into the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) to enhance your security skills and become a sought-after Security Analyst. Starting from the basics of setup and configuration, you’ll progress through advanced log management techniques, search queries, and threat detection practices.
The course emphasizes hands-on lab work, giving you practical experience in setting up and optimizing ELK for security monitoring. You’ll learn key concepts in data ingestion, parsing, and visualization to create security dashboards that alert you to suspicious activity. Ideal for those looking to elevate their SOC and incident response capabilities using ELK.
What You Will Learn
- Set up and configure the ELK Stack from scratch.
- Analyze security events and logs effectively using Kibana.
- Detect threats by creating custom Elasticsearch queries.
- Parse log data with Logstash for security insights.
- Build interactive dashboards to monitor security metrics.
- Apply threat detection techniques using the ELK environment.
- Monitor security incidents with tailored alerting mechanisms.
- Manage and scale ELK deployments for large data volumes.
Who is this course for?
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Course Content
Introduction to Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack Components
ELK Walkthrough
ElasticSearch
Kibana
LogStash
Beats
Elastic Agents
Elastic Stack as SIEM
What is Fleet?
Lab Set up: Installing ELK
Lab Set up: Fleet Server Setup
Lab Set up: Installing Fleet on Ubuntu
Task#1 Investigating Unauthorized SSH Access Attempts Using ELK SIEM
Verify the ELK and Fleet Agent
Simulate the attack and Visualize the events
Create Elastic Security rules, detect and Investigate
Task#2: Detecting Suspicious activities using SysmonForLinux
Install SysmonForLinux
Prepare ELK for detection
Simulate the attack and visualize the events
Task#3: Investigating File Integrity using Auditd
Install Auditd
Prepare ELK for detection
Simulate the attack and visualize the events
Lab Set up: Fleet Agent Windows Installation
Task 1: Investigating RDP Brute-Force Attacks on Windows Login
Installing Sysmon
Setting up ELK
Simulate the attack and Visualize on ELK Dashboard
Task 2: Investigating PowerShell Abuse on Windows Machines
Simulate the attack and Visualize on ELK Dashboard
Task 3: Monitoring Windows Registry Changes
Setting up ELK
Simulate the attack and Visualize on ELK Dashboard
Pre-requisites
- Basic networking and security concepts
- Fundamental knowledge of logs and log types
- Familiarity with Linux and command line
Instructor
Senior Security Consultant
- With over a decade of experience in cybersecurity and author of multiple works on security monitoring, Rajneesh is a trusted expert in open-source security tools, cloud security, and SOC automation. He has implemented and optimized ELK deployments for global clients and specializes in turning raw log data into actionable security intelligence. Rajneesh’s instruction style is both practical and thorough, ensuring you gain job-ready ELK skills.
This course includes:
- 8.5+ Hours of Learning Modules
- 10+ Attacks and Detections
- Certificate of Completion
- Lifetime Community Access
- Access on mobile and TV
Testimonial
What alumni say about us
FAQs
The ELK Stack consists of Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, used for log management and security monitoring.
No prior ELK experience is necessary, but familiarity with logs is helpful.
It’s self-paced, but most learners complete it in 4-6 weeks.
A Linux system, preferably Ubuntu, with basic command-line skills.
Yes, you’ll receive a completion certificate from HaxSecurity.
Yes, the course includes practical labs based on real security incidents.
Yes, the course is accessible on both desktop and mobile devices.
We provide email and forum support, and Rajneesh hosts live Q&A sessions.
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