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Security Monitoring

Overview

Security monitoring is the continuous process of collecting, analyzing, and responding to security events and indicators across Earna AI’s infrastructure. Our security monitoring program provides real-time visibility into threats, enables rapid incident response, and supports compliance requirements.

Monitoring Architecture

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

SIEM Platform Requirements

interface SIEMRequirements { dataIngestion: { volume: '10TB+ per day' sources: '100+ log sources' formats: ['Syslog', 'CEF', 'LEEF', 'JSON', 'XML', 'Custom parsers'] realTime: 'Sub-second processing latency' } storage: { hotData: '90 days online' warmData: '1 year searchable' coldData: '7 years archived' compression: '80% compression ratio' } processing: { correlation: 'Real-time event correlation' enrichment: 'Threat intelligence integration' normalization: 'Common event format' analytics: 'Machine learning capabilities' } alerting: { ruleEngine: 'Flexible rule creation' falsePositives: '<5% false positive rate' responseTime: '<1 minute alert generation' escalation: 'Multi-tier escalation' } compliance: { retention: 'Configurable retention policies' reporting: 'Automated compliance reports' auditTrail: 'Complete audit trail' integrity: 'Tamper-evident logging' } }

Log Sources and Data Collection

log_sources: network: firewalls: - Palo Alto Networks - Fortinet FortiGate - pfSense routers_switches: - Cisco - Juniper - Arista load_balancers: - F5 BIG-IP - NGINX - HAProxy security_tools: ids_ips: - Suricata - Snort - Security Onion vulnerability_scanners: - Nessus - Rapid7 - OpenVAS endpoint_protection: - CrowdStrike Falcon - Microsoft Defender - SentinelOne servers: operating_systems: - Windows Event Logs - Linux syslog - macOS unified logs web_servers: - Apache access/error logs - Nginx access/error logs - IIS logs databases: - PostgreSQL logs - MySQL logs - MongoDB logs applications: custom_applications: - Application logs - API access logs - Error logs - Performance logs cloud_services: - AWS CloudTrail - Google Cloud Audit Logs - Azure Activity Logs

Threat Detection

Rule-Based Detection

class ThreatDetectionEngine { private rules: DetectionRule[] = [ { id: 'LOGIN_BRUTE_FORCE', name: 'Brute Force Login Attempt', description: 'Multiple failed login attempts from same source', query: ` SELECT source_ip, username, COUNT(*) as attempts FROM auth_logs WHERE event_type = 'login_failure' AND timestamp > NOW() - INTERVAL 5 MINUTE GROUP BY source_ip, username HAVING attempts >= 5 `, severity: 'HIGH', category: 'Authentication' }, { id: 'UNUSUAL_DATA_TRANSFER', name: 'Unusual Data Transfer Volume', description: 'Data transfer volume exceeds baseline', query: ` SELECT user_id, SUM(bytes_transferred) as total_bytes FROM data_transfer_logs WHERE timestamp > NOW() - INTERVAL 1 HOUR GROUP BY user_id HAVING total_bytes > (SELECT AVG(bytes_transferred) * 3 FROM user_baselines WHERE user_id = user_id) `, severity: 'MEDIUM', category: 'Data Protection' }, { id: 'PRIVILEGED_ACCOUNT_USAGE', name: 'After-Hours Privileged Account Access', description: 'Privileged account used outside business hours', query: ` SELECT username, action, timestamp FROM auth_logs WHERE account_type = 'privileged' AND (HOUR(timestamp) < 7 OR HOUR(timestamp) > 19) AND DAYOFWEEK(timestamp) NOT IN (1, 7) `, severity: 'HIGH', category: 'Access Control' } ] async evaluateRules(): Promise<Alert[]> { const alerts = [] for (const rule of this.rules) { const results = await this.executeQuery(rule.query) for (const result of results) { const alert = { ruleId: rule.id, ruleName: rule.name, severity: rule.severity, category: rule.category, timestamp: new Date(), data: result, status: 'NEW' } alerts.push(alert) await this.sendAlert(alert) } } return alerts } }

Machine Learning-Based Detection

ml_detection: user_behavior_analytics: models: - Login pattern analysis - Data access pattern analysis - Application usage pattern analysis - Network behavior analysis features: - Time of access - Geolocation - Device fingerprinting - Resource access patterns - Data volume patterns algorithms: - Isolation Forest (anomaly detection) - One-Class SVM - LSTM networks (sequence analysis) - Clustering algorithms network_traffic_analysis: techniques: - Protocol analysis - Flow analysis - Payload inspection - Timing analysis detection_targets: - Command and control communications - Data exfiltration - Lateral movement - Malware communications endpoint_behavior: monitoring: - Process execution patterns - File system activity - Registry modifications - Network connections detection: - Malware behavior - Privilege escalation - Persistence mechanisms - Credential theft

Real-Time Monitoring

Security Operations Center (SOC)

24/7 Monitoring Coverage

interface SOCOperations { staffing: { tier1Analysts: { count: 4 shift: '24/7 coverage' responsibilities: [ 'Monitor security alerts', 'Perform initial triage', 'Execute response playbooks', 'Escalate to Tier 2' ] } tier2Analysts: { count: 2 shift: 'Business hours + on-call' responsibilities: [ 'Deep investigation', 'Threat hunting', 'Complex incident response', 'Escalate to Tier 3' ] } tier3Specialists: { count: 1 shift: 'On-call' responsibilities: [ 'Expert analysis', 'Advanced forensics', 'Custom tool development', 'Process improvement' ] } } processes: { alertTriage: { sla: '5 minutes for critical, 15 minutes for high' automation: '70% of alerts auto-processed' escalation: 'Automatic escalation after SLA breach' } incidentResponse: { classification: 'Within 30 minutes' containment: 'Within 1 hour for critical' communication: 'Stakeholder notification within 15 minutes' } } }

Threat Intelligence Integration

Intelligence Sources

threat_intelligence: commercial_feeds: - IBM X-Force - Recorded Future - ThreatConnect - Anomali open_source_feeds: - MISP communities - OTX AlienVault - VirusTotal - URLVoid government_feeds: - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security - US-CERT - CISA feeds industry_sharing: - Financial sector ISACs - Technology sector sharing - Regional threat sharing groups internal_intelligence: - Incident artifacts - Honeypot data - Deception technology - Internal research

Intelligence Processing

class ThreatIntelligence { async processIntelligence(feed: ThreatFeed): Promise<ProcessedIntelligence> { const processed = { indicators: [] as IOC[], tactics: [] as string[], techniques: [] as string[], procedures: [] as string[], attribution: null as Attribution, confidence: 0 } // Extract indicators of compromise processed.indicators = await this.extractIOCs(feed) // Map to MITRE ATT&CK framework const mappings = await this.mapToMITRE(feed) processed.tactics = mappings.tactics processed.techniques = mappings.techniques processed.procedures = mappings.procedures // Attribution analysis processed.attribution = await this.analyzeAttribution(feed) // Calculate confidence score processed.confidence = await this.calculateConfidence(feed) // Enrich existing events await this.enrichEvents(processed) return processed } async enrichEvents(intelligence: ProcessedIntelligence): Promise<void> { for (const indicator of intelligence.indicators) { // Find matching events in SIEM const events = await this.findMatchingEvents(indicator) for (const event of events) { // Add threat intelligence context await this.addThreatContext(event, { indicator: indicator, attribution: intelligence.attribution, confidence: intelligence.confidence, tactics: intelligence.tactics }) // Re-score event risk event.riskScore = await this.calculateRiskScore(event) // Trigger alert if risk increased significantly if (event.riskScore > event.previousRiskScore + 50) { await this.triggerAlert(event) } } } } }

Advanced Analytics

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Behavioral Analysis

class BehavioralAnalytics { async analyzeUserBehavior(userId: string): Promise<BehaviorAnalysis> { const user = await this.getUser(userId) const activities = await this.getUserActivities(userId, '30 days') const analysis = { riskScore: 0, anomalies: [] as Anomaly[], patterns: [] as Pattern[], recommendations: [] as string[] } // Analyze login patterns const loginAnalysis = await this.analyzeLoginPatterns(activities.logins) if (loginAnalysis.anomalous) { analysis.anomalies.push({ type: 'login_pattern', description: 'Unusual login times or locations', severity: loginAnalysis.severity, evidence: loginAnalysis.evidence }) } // Analyze data access patterns const dataAnalysis = await this.analyzeDataAccess(activities.dataAccess) if (dataAnalysis.anomalous) { analysis.anomalies.push({ type: 'data_access', description: 'Unusual data access patterns', severity: dataAnalysis.severity, evidence: dataAnalysis.evidence }) } // Analyze application usage const appAnalysis = await this.analyzeApplicationUsage(activities.applications) if (appAnalysis.anomalous) { analysis.anomalies.push({ type: 'application_usage', description: 'Unusual application usage', severity: appAnalysis.severity, evidence: appAnalysis.evidence }) } // Calculate overall risk score analysis.riskScore = this.calculateRiskScore(analysis.anomalies) return analysis } private async analyzeLoginPatterns(logins: LoginEvent[]): Promise<PatternAnalysis> { const baseline = await this.getLoginBaseline(logins[0].userId) const analysis = { anomalous: false, severity: 'LOW' as Severity, evidence: [] as string[] } // Check for unusual times const unusualTimes = logins.filter(login => this.isUnusualTime(login.timestamp, baseline.typicalTimes) ) if (unusualTimes.length > baseline.typicalTimes.length * 0.3) { analysis.anomalous = true analysis.severity = 'MEDIUM' analysis.evidence.push(`${unusualTimes.length} logins at unusual times`) } // Check for unusual locations const unusualLocations = logins.filter(login => !baseline.typicalLocations.includes(login.location) ) if (unusualLocations.length > 0) { analysis.anomalous = true analysis.severity = 'HIGH' analysis.evidence.push(`${unusualLocations.length} logins from unusual locations`) } // Check for impossible travel const travelViolations = this.detectImpossibleTravel(logins) if (travelViolations.length > 0) { analysis.anomalous = true analysis.severity = 'CRITICAL' analysis.evidence.push('Impossible travel detected') } return analysis } }

Network Security Monitoring

Network Traffic Analysis

network_monitoring: traffic_analysis: deep_packet_inspection: - Protocol analysis - Payload inspection - Malware detection - Data exfiltration detection flow_analysis: - Connection patterns - Bandwidth utilization - Communication relationships - Anomaly detection metadata_analysis: - DNS queries - SSL/TLS certificates - HTTP headers - Network timing detection_capabilities: lateral_movement: - Internal port scanning - Credential reuse - Administrative tool usage - Unusual internal connections data_exfiltration: - Large data transfers - Unusual protocols - Encrypted tunnels - DNS tunneling command_control: - Periodic communications - Domain generation algorithms - Fast flux networks - Encrypted channels

Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

interface IDSConfiguration { signatures: { commercial: 'Snort VRT rules' opensource: 'Emerging Threats rules' custom: 'Organization-specific rules' updates: 'Daily signature updates' } deployment: { placement: 'Network taps and spans' coverage: '100% of network segments' redundancy: 'High availability pairs' performance: '10Gbps+ throughput' } tuning: { falsePositives: 'Continuous tuning to <5%' customization: 'Environment-specific rules' suppression: 'Known good traffic filtering' optimization: 'Performance optimization' } integration: { siem: 'Real-time alert forwarding' orchestration: 'Automated response integration' threatIntel: 'IOC enrichment' forensics: 'Packet capture integration' } }

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Endpoint Monitoring

Advanced Threat Detection

class EndpointThreatDetection { async analyzeThreat(event: EndpointEvent): Promise<ThreatAnalysis> { const analysis = { threatType: 'unknown' as ThreatType, confidence: 0, severity: 'LOW' as Severity, indicators: [] as string[], recommendedActions: [] as string[] } // Analyze process behavior if (event.type === 'process_execution') { const processAnalysis = await this.analyzeProcess(event.process) if (processAnalysis.suspicious) { analysis.threatType = 'malware' analysis.confidence += 0.3 analysis.indicators.push(...processAnalysis.indicators) } } // Analyze file operations if (event.fileOperations?.length > 0) { const fileAnalysis = await this.analyzeFileOperations(event.fileOperations) if (fileAnalysis.suspicious) { analysis.threatType = 'ransomware' analysis.confidence += 0.4 analysis.indicators.push(...fileAnalysis.indicators) } } // Analyze network connections if (event.networkConnections?.length > 0) { const networkAnalysis = await this.analyzeNetworkConnections(event.networkConnections) if (networkAnalysis.suspicious) { analysis.threatType = 'command_control' analysis.confidence += 0.3 analysis.indicators.push(...networkAnalysis.indicators) } } // Determine severity and actions analysis.severity = this.calculateSeverity(analysis.confidence) analysis.recommendedActions = this.getRecommendedActions(analysis) return analysis } private async analyzeProcess(process: ProcessInfo): Promise<ProcessAnalysis> { const analysis = { suspicious: false, indicators: [] as string[] } // Check process reputation const reputation = await this.checkProcessReputation(process.hash) if (reputation.malicious) { analysis.suspicious = true analysis.indicators.push('Known malicious process') } // Check process behavior if (process.parentProcess === 'winword.exe' && process.name === 'powershell.exe') { analysis.suspicious = true analysis.indicators.push('Office application spawning PowerShell') } // Check for living-off-the-land techniques if (this.isLOLBin(process.name) && process.commandLine.includes('encoded')) { analysis.suspicious = true analysis.indicators.push('Suspicious use of legitimate tool') } return analysis } }

Cloud Security Monitoring

Multi-Cloud Monitoring

cloud_monitoring: aws: services: - CloudTrail (API calls) - VPC Flow Logs (network) - GuardDuty (threat detection) - Config (configuration changes) - CloudWatch (metrics and logs) detection_focus: - Unusual API activity - Privilege escalation - Resource misconfigurations - Data access patterns gcp: services: - Cloud Audit Logs - VPC Flow Logs - Security Command Center - Cloud Asset Inventory - Cloud Monitoring detection_focus: - Project modifications - IAM changes - Network security - Compute instance activity azure: services: - Activity Logs - NSG Flow Logs - Azure Security Center - Azure Sentinel - Monitor Logs detection_focus: - Subscription changes - Resource group modifications - Identity and access - Network traffic analysis

Compliance Monitoring

Regulatory Compliance

interface ComplianceMonitoring { sox: { requirements: [ 'Access control monitoring', 'Change management tracking', 'Data integrity verification', 'Segregation of duties enforcement' ] monitoring: { privilegedAccess: 'Real-time monitoring of privileged accounts' dataChanges: 'Audit trail of all financial data modifications' systemChanges: 'Tracking of all system configuration changes' } } pipeda: { requirements: [ 'Personal data access monitoring', 'Data retention compliance', 'Breach detection and notification', 'Consent management tracking' ] monitoring: { dataAccess: 'Monitor all access to personal information' dataMovement: 'Track data transfers and sharing' retentionViolations: 'Alert on retention policy violations' } } pci: { requirements: [ 'Cardholder data access monitoring', 'Network security monitoring', 'System hardening verification', 'Vulnerability management tracking' ] monitoring: { cardholderData: 'Monitor access to cardholder data environment' networkSegmentation: 'Verify network segmentation integrity' vulnerabilities: 'Track vulnerability remediation' } } }

Automated Response and Orchestration

Security Orchestration

Automated Playbooks

automated_playbooks: malware_detection: trigger: "EDR detects malware" actions: - Isolate affected endpoint - Collect forensic artifacts - Scan related systems - Create incident ticket - Notify security team brute_force_attack: trigger: "Multiple failed login attempts" actions: - Block source IP address - Disable targeted account - Require password reset - Notify user and manager - Escalate if repeated data_exfiltration: trigger: "Unusual data transfer detected" actions: - Block network connection - Preserve evidence - Notify data owner - Create high-priority incident - Engage legal team

Metrics and Reporting

Security Metrics

security_metrics: operational: alert_volume: "Daily alert count and trends" false_positive_rate: "Percentage of false positives" mean_time_to_detect: "Average time from event to alert" mean_time_to_respond: "Average time from alert to response" coverage: "Percentage of assets monitored" effectiveness: threat_detection_rate: "Percentage of threats detected" incident_containment_time: "Time to contain incidents" vulnerability_remediation: "Time to patch vulnerabilities" compliance_score: "Compliance posture score" business_impact: security_incidents: "Number and impact of incidents" downtime_prevented: "Estimated downtime prevented" cost_avoidance: "Estimated cost of prevented incidents" compliance_violations: "Number of compliance violations"

Executive Reporting

class SecurityReporting { async generateExecutiveReport(period: string): Promise<ExecutiveReport> { return { summary: { totalAlerts: await this.getTotalAlerts(period), criticalIncidents: await this.getCriticalIncidents(period), threatsBlocked: await this.getThreatsBlocked(period), complianceScore: await this.getComplianceScore(period) }, threatLandscape: { topThreats: await this.getTopThreats(period), attackTrends: await this.getAttackTrends(period), industryComparison: await this.getIndustryComparison(period) }, operationalMetrics: { mttr: await this.getMTTR(period), mttd: await this.getMTTD(period), falsePositiveRate: await this.getFalsePositiveRate(period), coveragePercentage: await this.getCoveragePercentage() }, recommendations: await this.getRecommendations(period) } } }

Technology Stack

Core Platforms

technology_stack: siem: primary: "Splunk Enterprise Security" alternatives: ["IBM QRadar", "Microsoft Sentinel", "Elastic SIEM"] deployment: "On-premises with cloud backup" sizing: "10TB/day ingestion capacity" edr: primary: "CrowdStrike Falcon" alternatives: ["Microsoft Defender ATP", "SentinelOne"] coverage: "100% of endpoints" features: ["Real-time protection", "Threat hunting", "Forensics"] network_monitoring: ids: "Suricata" network_analysis: "Zeek (Bro)" packet_capture: "Moloch" traffic_analysis: "ntopng" orchestration: platform: "Phantom (Splunk)" alternatives: ["Demisto", "IBM Resilient", "Swimlane"] integrations: "100+ security tool integrations" playbooks: "50+ automated playbooks"

Next Steps

  1. Complete SIEM Deployment: Finalize SIEM platform configuration
  2. Deploy EDR Solution: Roll out endpoint detection across all devices
  3. Implement UEBA: Deploy user behavior analytics capabilities
  4. Configure Playbooks: Set up automated response playbooks
  5. Train SOC Team: Complete training for all monitoring staff
  6. Establish Baselines: Create behavioral baselines for monitoring
  7. Continuous Improvement: Regular tuning and enhancement program

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