From the course: Threat Hunting Deep Dive: Intelligence-Based Detection and Response Strategies

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Log analysis and behavioral analysis tools

Log analysis and behavioral analysis tools

- Threat hunting relies heavily on data, logs from endpoints, networks, applications, and cloud environments provide the foundation for identifying suspicious activities and do not forget about your analyst mindset. However, manually analyzing the vast amount of data is nearly impossible. This is where log analysis and behavioral analysis tools come into play. Let's start with the log analysis tools. These tools collect and analyze logs from various sources to detect anomalies and potential threats. These tools transform unstructured log data into structured, searchable information that reveals patterns and anomalies. Here's a list of log analysis tools based on the type: SIEM, Security Information and Event Management systems. Some of the names here are Splunk, ELK Stack, QRadar, ArcSight. Then for log management solutions, Graylog, LogRhythm, Fluentd. For cloud-native solutions, AWS CloudTrail, Google Chronicle, Azure Sentinel. SIEM solutions like Splunk and QRadar aggregate and…

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