Reseña del libro "Wazuh Step-by-Step (en Inglés)"
Wazuh Step-by-Step Build Your Security Monitoring Skills from the Ground Up Wazuh Step-by-Step is a practical, beginner-friendly guide designed to help you understand Wazuh and develop the hands-on skills needed to work with security monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident investigation. Whether you are completely new to Wazuh, studying cybersecurity, preparing for a SOC Analyst career, or looking for a practical security monitoring project, this book takes you through the learning journey one step at a time. Inside This Book, You Will Learn How To:Understand Wazuh architecture and how its major components work together Deploy and manage Wazuh agents on endpoints Collect and analyze security logs Understand Wazuh alerts, rules, and security events Configure and use File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) Identify vulnerabilities and understand CVE and CVSS concepts Perform Security Configuration Assessment (SCA) Detect suspicious authentication and system activity Understand how Wazuh rules support threat detection Explore MITRE ATT&CK mappings and their role in security investigations Investigate security alerts and build incident timelines Understand containment, eradication, recovery, and incident documentation Explore Active Response and the importance of safe automation Build useful security monitoring dashboards Organize and monitor multiple endpoints Reduce false positives and improve detection quality Develop practical monitoring strategies for different environments More Than a Wazuh TutorialThis book is designed to help you develop an analyst mindset. Instead of simply asking, "What does this button do?", you will learn to ask: What happened? Why did it happen? Is it suspicious? What evidence supports my conclusion? What should happen next? That way of thinking is essential for anyone interested in security operations and SOC environments. Learn by DoingThroughout the book, concepts are connected to practical exercises, realistic scenarios, investigation challenges, checklists, and hands-on learning activities. You will progressively move through the security monitoring workflow: Monitor → Detect → Investigate → Respond → Document → Improve By the end of the book, you will have a clearer understanding of how Wazuh fits into a broader security monitoring program—and how the skills you develop with Wazuh can become part of your journey toward becoming a security analyst. Build Your Cybersecurity PortfolioThe book also provides ideas for turning your Wazuh knowledge into practical projects, including: Wazuh Home SOC Lab Windows Endpoint Monitoring Project Linux Security Monitoring Project Authentication Detection Lab File Integrity Monitoring Investigation Vulnerability Management Dashboard Incident Response Investigation These projects can help you move beyond theory and begin building evidence of practical cybersecurity skills. Who Is This Book For?Wazuh Step-by-Step is suitable for: Cybersecurity beginners Aspiring SOC Analysts Students and self-learners IT professionals moving into cybersecurity Security operations beginners Cybersecurity enthusiasts Anyone wanting to build a practical Wazuh lab Readers who want hands-on experience with security monitoring
