Proactive security
by converging Incident Response & Detection Engineering

Learn how to converge incident response and detection engineering, and explore the powerful synergy between these two critical components of proactive security.

Introduction

Throughout this series, we aim to provide you with practical insights, strategies, and best practices to converge incident response and detection engineering effectively. By combining these two critical pillars of security, organizations can strengthen their proactive security posture and stay ahead of evolving threats.

Join us as we explore key concepts, and discuss team structures, communication channels, tooling, and continuous improvement approaches, all geared toward empowering you to build a robust and agile security framework going from reactive response to proactive security.

Section 1

The evolution of Incident Response:
Building a Proactive Incident Response

Dive into the ever-changing world of incident response and discover the significance of adaptability in countering emerging risks. Explore the dynamic tactics of threat actors and the ongoing tug of war between them and response teams. Learn how to transition from reactive response to proactive defense through the pillars of robust processes, automation, and collaboration. Stay at the forefront of the evolving threat landscape, fortify your defenses, and proactively safeguard your digital environments against emerging threats.

Chapter 1:
Adapting to the changing threat landscape

Chapter 2:
How to get from reactive response to proactive defense

Section 2

How to create a “defense-in-depth” approach with multilayered security

Explore the essentials of building a robust cybersecurity defense through a multilayered approach and advanced threat analysis. Chapter 3 highlights the power of a defense-in-depth model, combining various security measures to create a resilient framework against breaches. Chapter 4 explores empowering security teams with advanced threat analysis capabilities, equipping them with tools to identify, analyze, and respond effectively to emerging threats. By embracing these strategies and technologies, organizations enhance their defense-in-depth strategy and proactively protect against evolving cyber threats.

Chapter 3:
The Power of a Multi-layered Defense

Chapter 4:
Empowering Security Teams with Advanced Threat Analysis

Section 3

How to converge Incident Response and Detection Engineering

In this section, we explore the convergence of incident response and detection engineering for a unified and effective security strategy. Chapter 5 emphasizes the importance of collaboration between incident response and detection engineering teams, highlighting their shared responsibilities in mitigating threats and enhancing cybersecurity. Chapter 6 focuses on fast and scalable collaboration, addressing the challenges faced in communication and workload management. By implementing best practices, leveraging advanced tools, and streamlining collaborative processes, organizations can achieve an optimized and efficient convergence, strengthening their overall security posture.

Chapter 5:
Empowering collaboration through productive loops

Chapter 6:
The importance of speed and scalibility

Section 4

Unveiling a threat: Qbot

This section highlights the significance of deep threat analysis, a collaboration between incident response and detection engineering teams, and the need for comprehensive security solutions to effectively counter evolving threats through the example of Qbot.

Gain crucial insights into Qbot’s evolution, adaptive techniques, and response to the latest security measures.

Chapter 7:
Why organizations should be aware of Qakbot

Chapter 8:
The background and evolution of Qbot malware

Chapter 9:
Qbot Strikes Back: Adapting to Microsoft’s Macro Blocking

Chapter 10:
What is HTML smuggling and how Qbot uses this technique?

Section 5

How VMRay can help with unified Incident Response and Detection Engineering – Demo

Join Fatih Akar, a cybersecurity expert from our team, as he takes you on a demo walkthrough of analyzing a Qbot sample, easily and quickly accessing all information you need to build effective detection rules.

In this demo, we showcase how the VMRay platform can help security teams efficiently analyze files, lower the expertise barrier, and reduce the time required to maintain an analysis environment. Explore techniques like HTML smuggling and threats like Qbot with ease..

Chapter 11:
Analysis Walktrough