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
- Complete SIEM Deployment: Finalize SIEM platform configuration
- Deploy EDR Solution: Roll out endpoint detection across all devices
- Implement UEBA: Deploy user behavior analytics capabilities
- Configure Playbooks: Set up automated response playbooks
- Train SOC Team: Complete training for all monitoring staff
- Establish Baselines: Create behavioral baselines for monitoring
- Continuous Improvement: Regular tuning and enhancement program
Contact Information
- Security Operations Center: soc@earna.ai
- Security Monitoring Team: monitoring@earna.ai
- 24/7 Security Hotline: +1-XXX-XXX-XXXX
- Threat Intelligence: threat-intel@earna.ai
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