Threat Hunting— Elastic (ELK) Stack

whoami
10 min readMar 10, 2023

Hello, everyone. Let’s start to analyze a security incident case that is provided by the CyberDefender Blue Team training platform. This is required to utilize Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) to perform this case.

What is ELK stack?

The ELK stack is used for log analysis and management. Take the benefits from the ELK stack as follows.

  1. Log aggregation: The ELK stack allows to collect logs from various sources and centralizes them in a single location.
  2. Scalability: The ELK stack can scale to handle large amounts of data, making it suitable for use in large-scale applications.
  3. Real-time data analysis: The ELK stack provides real-time data analysis capabilities, allowing organizations to quickly identify and troubleshoot issues.
  4. Customization: The ELK stack is highly customizable, allowing tailoring it to organization needs.
ELK stack Architecture

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