Security Operations Tools
Security operations tools for SIEM, SOAR, threat hunting, incident response, and security operations center (SOC) management.
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Malscan is a tool to scan process memory for YARA matches and execute Python scripts.
Emulates browser functionality to detect exploits targeting browser vulnerabilities.
An OpenFlow honeypot that detects unused IP addresses and simulates network traffic to attract and analyze potential threats
Unfetter is a reference implementation framework that collects events from client machines and performs CAR analytics using an ELK stack with Apache Spark to detect potential adversary activity.
View physical memory as files in a virtual file system for easy memory analysis and artifact access.
Compact C framework for analyzing suspected malware documents and detecting exploits and embedded executables.
An open-source penetration testing framework for social engineering with custom attack vectors.
Open source security auditing tool to search and dump system configuration.
An open source honeypot for NoSQL databases with support for Redis and additional features for detecting attackers and logging attack incidents.
DOS attack by sending fake BPDUs to disrupt switches' STP engines.
Honeytrap is a low-interaction honeypot and network security tool with various modes of operation and plugin support for catching attacks against TCP and UDP services.
A honeypot specifically designed to detect and capture Log4Shell vulnerability exploitation attempts with payload analysis and flexible logging capabilities.
OpenCanary is a multi-protocol network honeypot with low resource requirements and alerting capabilities.
Tenzir is a data pipeline solution that provides security data management capabilities through pipelines, nodes, and a centralized platform for analytics and detection operations.
A repository of YARA rules for identifying and classifying malware through pattern-based detection.
Repository of scripts, signatures, and IOCs related to various malware analysis topics.
A collection of 20 cross-site scripting challenges covering various XSS attack vectors and filtering bypass techniques for educational purposes.
SIFT is a digital forensics toolkit that provides installation management, task execution, and machine image building capabilities for forensic investigations on Ubuntu systems.
A Live Response collection script for Incident Response that automates the collection of artifacts from various Unix-like operating systems.
Strelka is a real-time, container-based file scanning system that performs file extraction and metadata collection at enterprise scale for threat hunting, detection, and incident response.
Halogen automates the creation of YARA rules based on image files embedded in malicious documents to assist in threat detection and identification.
Hide data in images while maintaining perceptual similarity and extract it from printed and photographed images.
DECAF++ is a fast whole-system dynamic taint analysis framework with improved performance and elasticity.
Security Operations Specializations
1895 tools across 9 specializations · 1138 free, 757 commercial
Cyber Range Training
Cyber Range Training platforms and simulation environments for hands-on cybersecurity training and incident response exercises.
Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) tools for digital forensic analysis, evidence collection, malware analysis, and cyber incident investigation.
Extended Detection and Response
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platforms that integrate multiple security products for unified threat detection and response across endpoints, networks, and cloud.
Security Operations Tools FAQ
Common questions about Security Operations tools, selection guides, pricing, and comparisons.
SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) collects, correlates, and analyzes security logs from across your environment to detect threats. SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) automates incident response workflows and playbooks. XDR (Extended Detection and Response) integrates detection across endpoints, network, cloud, and email in a unified platform. Many organizations use SIEM for compliance and broad visibility, XDR for detection, and SOAR for response automation.
It depends on your requirements. XDR provides superior detection by correlating telemetry across multiple security layers. However, SIEM is still needed if you have compliance requirements for long-term log retention, need to ingest logs from non-security sources (applications, databases), or want custom correlation rules. Many organizations are consolidating from SIEM to XDR for detection while keeping SIEM for compliance and log management.
MDR (Managed Detection and Response) provides 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response delivered as a managed service. Choose MDR if: your team is too small to staff a 24/7 SOC (typically requires 8-12 analysts), you lack threat hunting expertise, or you need rapid security operations maturity. Build in-house when you need full control over detection logic, have unique threat models, or have the budget for a dedicated security operations team.
DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response) tools help investigate security incidents by collecting and analyzing evidence: disk images, memory dumps, network captures, and log artifacts. You need DFIR capabilities when responding to confirmed breaches, conducting malware analysis, supporting legal proceedings, or performing proactive threat hunting. Many organizations outsource DFIR to specialized incident response firms.
