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Building a Real SOC Dashboard with Elasticsearch & Node.js
After successfully implementing log collection and visualization using Kibana, the next phase of my project focused on building a custom real-time SOC dashboard. The goal was to move beyond static analysis and create a system capable of live monitoring, detection, and visualization of security events. Project Objective The main objective was to design a dashboard…
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Building a Log Analysis Dashboard with Elasticsearch & Kibana
In this phase of the project, I focused on collecting, visualizing, and understanding Windows security logs using the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Winlogbeat). Log Collection with Winlogbeat The first step was to configure Winlogbeat on a Windows machine to collect system and security logs. These logs were then forwarded to Elasticsearch, where they were indexed…
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Building a Home SASE Lab with EVE-NG
Step 1: Installing EVE-NG on VMware Step 2: Accessing EVE-NG Web Interface Step 3: Adding First Node (VPCS) Step 4: Connecting and Testing Nodes Step 5: Adding a Cisco Router Final Result Conclusion This setup provides a powerful and flexible environment for hands-on practice in networking and cybersecurity. By combining virtualization and real network images,…
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Building a Node.js Log Analysis & Detection Server
Building a Mini SOC with Node.js & Elasticsearch I’ve been working on a hands-on project to simulate a basic Security Operations Center (SOC) environment using real log data. In this project: The system automatically identifies suspicious activity when multiple failed login attempts are detected from the same source. Example API endpoints: This project helped me…