Security Operations
Cyber Security operations - malicious traffic analyis case study
Tutorial: HTTPS traffic
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The capture
casestudy_https.pcap
The log: containing encryption key data
casestudy_https_log
Tutorial: Trickbot infection
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The capture
Casestudy_trickbot.pcap
Exercise
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The capture
CaseStudyExerciseAgentTesla.pcap
The alerts
CaseStudyExerciseAgentTesla.jpg
Answer the following questions:
What do you know about the victim?
IP address, Host name, Domain name, user account
Which file has been downloaded? How?
What data has been stolen?
Email protection
SPF – Sender Policy Framework: Checking if the sending IP address matches the ones mentioned in the Domain Name System (DNS)
DKIM – Domain Keys Identified Mail: Checking a message's cryptographic key, securing that the proposed sender actually sent the email
DMARC – Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance: Making sure that emails that do not pass the SPF and/or DKIM test get eliminated
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More information
SPF
https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/spf/
https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/spf/spf-record/
DKIM
https://postmarkapp.com/guides/dkim
DMARC
https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/dmarc/
https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/dmarc/dmarc-record/
Example
https://www.stellarinfo.com/article/email-header-structure-forensic-analysis.php
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Demo: email header analysis
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Dear Sir/Madam,
my name is Joseph Camarah Vieira, i am from Guinea Bissau, my late father was the former minister of mines in my country Guinea Bissau, he was short dead by the rebels in my country, before his death he deposited $60 million Dollars with Global Trust Security Company Accra Ghana, i want you to help me receive this money in your country for investment in your country i will give you 30% of the total sum when the funds arrive your country.
Regards.
Mr Joseph Camarah Vieira
00233 244 617 863
my email:[email protected]
EmailHeaderAnalysis.docx
Threat analysis assignment: 4 cases
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