Security Operations Tools
Security operations tools for SIEM, SOAR, threat hunting, incident response, and security operations center (SOC) management.
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Dynamic instrumentation toolkit for developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers.
Script for turning a Raspberry Pi into a Honey Pot Pi with various monitoring and logging capabilities.
WordPress plugin to reduce comment spam with a smarter honeypot.
PHP Script demonstrating a smart honey pot for email form protection.
Automate the process of writing YARA rules based on executable code within malware.
Dissect is a digital forensics & incident response framework that simplifies the analysis of forensic artefacts from various disk and file formats.
A tool to quickly gather forensic artifacts from disk images or a live system into a lightweight container, aiding in digital forensic triage.
A DFVFS backed viewer project with a WxPython GUI, aiming to enhance file extraction and viewing capabilities.
A low to medium interaction honeypot with a variety of plugins for cybersecurity monitoring.
FireEye Mandiant SunBurst Countermeasures: freely available rules for detecting malicious files and activity
StringSifter is a machine learning tool that automatically ranks strings extracted from malware samples based on their relevance for analysis.
A set of rules for detecting threats in various formats, including Snort, Yara, ClamAV, and HXIOC.
FLARE-VM is a Windows virtual machine setup tool that automates the installation and configuration of reverse engineering and malware analysis software using Chocolatey and Boxstarter technologies.
Capa is a malware analysis tool that detects capabilities in executable files by analyzing PE, ELF, .NET modules, shellcode, and sandbox reports to identify potential malicious behaviors with ATT&CK framework mapping.
Fernflower is an analytical decompiler for Java with command-line options and support for external classes.
A repository of officially managed detection rules for the Falco runtime security monitoring system that identifies threats, abnormal behaviors, and compliance violations through syscall and container event analysis.
FBCTF is a platform for hosting Jeopardy and King of the Hill style Capture the Flag competitions with support for various scales and participation models.
A honeypot trap for Symfony2 forms to reduce spam submissions.
Offensive security tool for reconnaissance and information gathering with a wide range of features and future roadmap.
A PHP based web application for managing postmortems with pluggable features.
A library of event-based analytics written in EQL to detect adversary behaviors identified in MITRE ATT&CK, providing detection rules for the Elastic Stack.
Browse a library of EQL analytics now natively integrated in Elasticsearch.
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.
