Course Outline
Open-Source SIEM Sovereignty
- Why cloud SIEMs create compliance and cost risks for log retention.
- Wazuh architecture: server, indexer, dashboard, and agents.
- Comparison with Splunk, Sentinel, Elastic Security, and QRadar.
Deployment and Architecture
- Single-node and distributed deployment patterns.
- Docker Compose and Kubernetes manifests.
- Hardware sizing: CPU, RAM, disk IOPS for log ingestion.
- Certificate and TLS configuration for component communication.
Agent Management
- Installing agents via packages, Ansible, or GPO.
- Agent enrollment, key exchange, and group assignment.
- Agentless monitoring via syslog, AWS S3, or API polling.
- Agent upgrade strategies across large fleets.
Detection Engineering
- Decoders and rules for log parsing and event extraction.
- MITRE ATT&CK mapping for rule categories.
- File integrity monitoring (FIM) and rootkit detection.
- Custom rules with XML and YAML syntax.
- Threat intelligence integration: MISP, VirusTotal, and AlienVault.
Incident Response and Automation
- Active response: firewall blocking, account disable, process kill.
- SOAR integration with Shuffle, n8n, or custom webhooks.
- Alert correlation and multi-stage attack chaining.
- Case management and evidence preservation.
Compliance and Reporting
- PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and NIST control mapping.
- Policy monitoring for password strength, encryption, and patching.
- Scheduled report generation and export.
- Audit trail integrity and tamper detection.
Dashboards and Visualization
- Wazuh dashboard customization and widget creation.
- Grafana integration for advanced visualizations.
- Kibana compatibility for legacy Elastic deployments.
- Executive and operational SOC views.
Maintenance and Scaling
- Indexer shard management and hot-warm-cold archiving.
- Log retention policies and legal hold procedures.
- Disaster recovery and cluster rebuild.
Requirements
- Intermediate knowledge of Linux and Windows system administration.
- Understanding of SIEM concepts, including correlation, alerting, and log aggregation.
- Experience with the Elastic Stack or OpenSearch.
Target Audience
- Security operations centers looking to replace commercial SIEMs.
- Compliance teams requiring on-premise log retention.
- Government agencies that require sovereign threat detection.
Testimonials (4)
The trainer was helpful..
Attila - Lifial
Course - Compliance and the Management of Compliance Risk
learning about Basel
Daksha Vallabh - Standard Bank of SA Ltd
Course - Basel III – Certified Basel Professional
Risk optimization is more clear than the other subjects
Munirah Alsahli - GOSI
Course - CGEIT – Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT
The knowledge and understanding of the trainer on the training material was exceptional. The trainer was well aware of the subject, provided practical examples in relevance. I would highly recommend him as a trainer for this training.