TryHackMe | Intro to Defensive Security

Offensive security focuses on one thing: breaking into systems. Breaking into systems might be achieved through exploiting bugs, abusing insecure setups, and taking advantage of unenforced access control policies, among other things. Red teams and penetration testers specialize in offensive security. Defensive security is somewhat the opposite of offensive security, as it is concerned with two main tasks: Blue teams are part of the defensive security landscape. Some of the tasks that are related to defensive security include: There is much more to defensive security, and the list above only covers a few common topics. In this room, we cover: In this task, we will cover two main topics related to defensive security: A Security Operations Center (SOC) is a team of cyber security professionals that monitors the network and its systems to detect malicious cyber security events. Some of the main areas of interest for a SOC are: Security operations cover various tasks to ensure protection; o

Offensive security focuses on one thing: breaking into systems. Breaking into systems might be achieved through exploiting bugs, abusing insecure setups, and taking advantage of unenforced access control policies, among other things. Red teams and penetration testers specialize in offensive security. Defensive security is somewhat the opposite of offensive security, as it is concerned with two main tasks: Blue teams are part of the defensive security landscape. Some of the tasks that are related to defensive security include: There is much more to defensive security, and the list above only co