Josh Johnson: PowerShell and Defensive Automation for the Blue Team

Josh Johnson: PowerShell and Defensive Automation for the Blue Team

Author: SANS Institute May 11, 2021 Duration: 48:39
PowerShell may seem intimidating, but it can be one of the most amazing and useful tools at your disposal...if you know how to use it. In this episode, we have Josh Johnson, author of the new SANS course "SEC586: Blue Team Operations - Defensive Powershell" giving you a masterful crash course in: - The importance of PowerShell - How PowerShell works, and how to set yourself up to use it - Blue team use cases for log analysis, incident response and more - How to stopping attackers from lever...

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Blueprint: Build the Best in Cyber Defense
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