Security Operations Tools
Security operations tools for SIEM, SOAR, threat hunting, incident response, and security operations center (SOC) management.
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A simplified UI for showing honeypot alarms for the DTAG early warning system
A nodejs web application honeypot designed for small environments like Raspberry Pi to capture and analyze malicious web-based attacks.
A container of PCAP captures mapped to the relevant attack tactic
Container of 200 Windows EVTX samples for testing detection scripts and training on DFIR.
A PowerShell module for threat hunting and security analysis through Windows Event Log processing and malicious activity detection.
SCOT is a cybersecurity incident tracking and management platform that enables security operations centers to document, analyze, and coordinate responses to security events through collaborative workflows.
MagSpoof is a hardware device that emulates magnetic stripe cards using electromagnetic fields for security research and educational purposes.
Recoverjpeg is a tool for recovering JPEG images from damaged storage media.
A C-based steganographic tool that hides files within WAV audio files using least significant bit encoding techniques.
JARM is a TLS server fingerprinting tool used for identifying server configurations and malicious infrastructure.
Hived is a honeypot tool for deceiving attackers and gathering information.
An educational workshop providing hands-on training materials, lab environments, and tools for learning local privilege escalation techniques on Windows and Linux systems.
A honeypot that simulates an exposed networked printer using PJL protocol to capture and log attacker interactions through a virtual filesystem.
XVWA is an intentionally vulnerable PHP/MySQL web application designed for security education, containing multiple common web vulnerabilities for hands-on learning and practice.
A Vim syntax-highlighting plugin for YARA rules that supports versions up to v4.3 and provides enhanced code readability for malware analysts.
A library for integrating communication channels with the Cobalt Strike External C2 server.
A wrapper around jNetPcap for packet capturing with Clojure, available for Linux and Windows.
A low-interaction honeypot that uses Dionaea as its core, providing a simple and easy-to-use interface for setting up and managing honeypots.
A tool that uses Plaso to parse forensic artifacts and disk images, creating custom reports for easier analysis.
A free, open source collection of tools for forensic artifact and image analysis.
A native Python cross-version decompiler and fragment decompiler.
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.
