Tribe of Hackers Blue Team

BLUE TEAM DEFENSIVE ADVICE FROM THE BIGGEST NAMES IN CYBERSECURITY

The Tribe of Hackers team is back. This new guide is packed with insights on blue team issues from the biggest names in cybersecurity. Inside, dozens of the world’s leading Blue Team security specialists show you how to harden systems against real and simulated breaches and attacks. You’ll discover the latest strategies for blocking even the most advanced red-team attacks and preventing costly losses. The experts share their hard-earned wisdom, revealing what works and what doesn’t in the real world of cybersecurity.

Tribe of Hackers Blue Team goes beyond the bestselling, original Tribe of Hackers book and delves into detail on defensive and preventative techniques. Learn how to grapple with the issues that hands-on security experts and security managers are sure to build into their blue team exercises.

* Discover what it takes to get started building blue team skills
* Learn how you can defend against physical and technical penetration testing
* Understand the techniques that advanced red teamers use against high-value targets
* Identify the most important tools to master as a blue teamer
* Explore ways to harden systems against red team attacks
* Stand out from the competition as you work to advance your cybersecurity career

Authored by leaders in cybersecurity attack and breach simulations, the Tribe of Hackers series is perfect for those new to blue team security, experienced practitioners, and cybersecurity team leaders. Tribe of Hackers Blue Team has the real-world advice and practical guidance you need to advance your information security career and ready yourself for the blue team defense.

MARCUS J. CAREY is a cybersecurity researcher and inventor with patents in cryptography and cybersecurity and more than 25 years of experience in protecting the public, private, and government sectors. He was the Founder and CEO of Threatcare, which was acquired by ReliaQuest. Follow Marcus on Twitter at @marcusjcarey. JENNIFER JIN graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2017 and started her first job at Threatcare soon after. She became Threatcare's Head of Communications and Marketing before Threatcare was acquired by ReliaQuest. Jennifer helped host the very first Tribe of Hackers Summit and is the co-author of Tribe of Hackers. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @jen_jin. Acknowledgments vii

Foreword ix

Introduction xi

01 Marcus J. Carey 1

02 Danny Akacki 6

03 Ricky Banda 9

04 William Bengtson 14

05 Amanda Berlin 20

06 O’Shea Bowens 27

07 John Breth 31

08 Lee Brotherston 38

09 Ronald Bushar 47

10 Christopher Caruso 56

11 Eddie Clark 66

12 Mark Clayton 74

13 Ayman Elsawah 80

14 Sahan Fernando 91

15 Stephen Hilt 96

16 Bea Hughes 101

17 Terence Jackson 109

18 Tanya Janca 113

19 Ruth Juma 119

20 Brendon Kelley 123

21 Shawn Kirkland 129

22 Sami Laiho 139

23 Kat Maddox 143

24 Jeffrey Man 147

25 April Mardock 154

26 Bright Gameli Mawudor 159

27 Duncan McAlynn 164

28 Frank McGovern 170

29 Donald McFarlane 172

30 Nathan McNulty 180

31 James Medlock 187

32 Daniel Miessler 192

33 Alyssa Miller 196

34 Maggie Morganti 205

35 Justin Moss 211

36 Mark Orlando 218

37 Mitch Parker 224

38 Stuart Peck 231

39 Carlos Perez 236

40 Quiessence Phillips 242

41 Lauren Proehl 248

42 Josh Rickard 255

43 Megan Roddie 266

44 Jason Schorr 270

45 Chris Sistrunk 274

46 Jayson E. Street 280

47 Michael Tanji 286

48 Ronnie Tokazowski 294

49 Ashley Tolbert 298

50 Ismael Valenzuela 304

51 Dave Venable 321

52 Robert "TProphet" Walker 326

53 Jake Williams 334

54 Robert Willis 340