Security Operations Tools
Security operations tools for SIEM, SOAR, threat hunting, incident response, and security operations center (SOC) management.
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IDAPython plugin for generating Yara rules/patterns from x86/x86-64 code through parameterization.
ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler with various decompiler frontends and features.
Repository for IBM SOAR Apps source-code and development resources.
A debugger tool for reverse engineers, crackers, and security analysts, with a user-friendly debugging UI and custom agent support.
Hyara is a plugin that simplifies writing YARA rules with various convenient features.
A low-interaction honeypot for detecting and analyzing potential attacks on Android devices via ADB over TCP/IP
A community-led project focused on standardizing security event logs.
A tool to dump login passwords from Linux desktop users, leveraging cleartext credentials in memory.
A set of commands for exploit developers and reverse-engineers to enhance GDB functionality.
A project providing a low-cost ICS testbed with affordable hardware, instructions, and attacker scenarios to facilitate learning in industrial security.
A tool for sorting YARA rules based on metadata.
An extensible and open-source system for running, monitoring, and managing honeypots with advanced features.
PhoneyC is a client-side honeypot that emulates vulnerable web browsers to detect and analyze malicious web content and browser-based exploits.
Ghost USB Honeypot emulates USB storage devices to detect and analyze malware that spreads via USB without requiring prior threat intelligence.
Go bindings for YARA with installation and build instructions.
A Splunk application that processes honeypot data from hpfeeds channels to generate clustered meta-events and visualizations for security analysis.
A backend agnostic debugger frontend for debugging binaries without source code access.
PINT is a PIN tool that enables Lua scripting for Intel's PIN dynamic instrumentation framework, allowing researchers to inject custom code during binary analysis processes.
A honeypot mimicking Tomcat manager endpoints to log requests and save attacker's WAR files for analysis.
A Python 3 tool for analyzing XOR-encrypted data that can guess key lengths and decrypt XOR ciphers based on character frequency analysis.
Analyse a forensic target to find and report files found and not found in hashlookup CIRCL public service.
YARA module for supporting DCSO format bloom filters with hashlookup capabilities.
A process scanning tool that detects and dumps malicious implants, shellcodes, hooks, and memory patches in running processes.
A Windows kernel driver intentionally designed with various vulnerabilities to help security researchers practice kernel exploitation techniques.
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.
