Log Analysis
Log Analysis involves monitoring and analyzing web security logs to detect threats, anomalies, and unauthorized access attempts. It helps identify malicious activities, such as DDoS attacks, SQL injections, and brute-force attempts. By processing real-time logs, organizations enhance cybersecurity, ensure compliance, and optimize performance, enabling proactive threat mitigation and robust security measures for web applications and networks.
You are working as a SOC analyst, monitoring web server logs for potential threats. During your investigation, you detect multiple attack attempts, including SQL injection, directory traversal, brute-force login attempts, and remote code execution (RCE). Malicious actors are repeatedly testing the application using suspicious payloads and automated scanners. Some requests attempt to access sensitive files, while others target unauthorized logins. The attack patterns indicate persistent exploitation efforts. To mitigate risks, you recommend restricting unauthorized IPs, enhancing logging and monitoring, validating user inputs, and encrypting sensitive data to prevent unauthorized access and detect threats proactively.