Security Operations Tools
Security operations tools for SIEM, SOAR, threat hunting, incident response, and security operations center (SOC) management.
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A panic button application that triggers coordinated emergency responses across multiple connected security applications and systems.
BW-Pot is an interactive web application honeypot that deploys vulnerable applications to attract and monitor HTTP/HTTPS attacks, with automated logging to Google BigQuery for analysis.
A collection of security research tools from Google's Project Zero team for testing and analyzing iPhone messaging systems including SMS, iMessage, and IMAP protocols.
VxSig is a Google-developed tool that automatically generates antivirus byte signatures from similar binaries for Yara and ClamAV detection engines.
Turbinia is an open-source framework for automating the running of common forensic processing tools to help with processing evidence in the Cloud.
A collaborative forensic timeline analysis tool for organizing and analyzing data with rich annotations and comments.
Stenographer is a high-performance full-packet-capture utility for intrusion detection and incident response purposes.
Rekall is a discontinued project that aimed to improve memory analysis methodology but faced challenges due to the nature of in-memory structure and increasing security measures.
A multi-threaded, feedback-driven evolutionary fuzzer that uses low-level process monitoring to discover security vulnerabilities in software applications.
Incident response framework focused on remote live forensics
Docker Explorer is a forensic tool that enables investigators to explore and analyze offline Docker container filesystems by reconstructing layered filesystem structures.
A forensics toolkit for collecting digital evidence from Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services during incident response investigations.
POFR is a Linux forensic data collection system that captures process execution, file access, and network activity for incident response and compliance analysis.
A printer honeypot PoC that simulates a printer on a network to detect and analyze potential attackers.
A web honeypot tool for detecting and monitoring potential attacks on phpMyAdmin installations.
A powerful tool for extracting passwords and performing various Windows security operations.
Honeyntp is an NTP honeypot and logging tool that captures NTP packets into a Redis database to detect DDoS attacks and monitor network time protocol traffic.
A minimal library to generate YARA rules from JAVA with maven support.
Web application for visualizing live GPS locations on an SVG world map using honeypot captures.
A collection of automation workflows for the Shuffle security orchestration platform that covers common cybersecurity use-cases and can be customized for organizational needs.
A repository of public applications for the Shuffle security orchestration platform that enables automated security workflows and integrations.
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.
