SSH Authentication Threat Hunting
Dive into security operations by investigating SSH authentication activity within a corporate network environment. This lab guides you through analyzing authentication logs to uncover failed login patterns, identify brute-force attempts, detect reconnaissance behavior, and correlate indicators of potential compromises. You'll develop practical query-writing skills and learn to think analytically when examining authentication data to distinguish legitimate access from malicious activity targeting remote services
By CyberTask Engineer ยท Easy level
17
Tasks
1
Sections
140
Points
1 hr
Duration
What You'll Learn
- Analyze SSH authentication logs to detect brute-force attacks
- Identify reconnaissance behavior and credential compromise patterns
- Build comprehensive attack summary reports from log data
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of SSH protocol
- Log analysis fundamentals
Tools & Technologies
Splunk SIEM
SPL Query Language
SSH Log Analysis
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