MC-09 · Mini-course

Splunk and ELK Stack from scratch: log parsing, detection rules, Sigma Rules and SOC automation.

18 lessons4 modulesIntermediateSplunk + ELK

Why this matters right now

SIEM — the heart of modern SOC

85%of SOCs use SIEM as their primary tool
$5.6Msavings when using SIEM
24 minaverage detection time with SIEM vs 197 days without
Splunk#1 SIEM by market share

After the course you will be able to

Not abstract knowledge — concrete skills for working in a SOC

🔍Write SPL queries in Splunk to detect anomalies and brute force attacks
📊Build dashboards and alerts for security monitoring
🦌Set up ELK Stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats
📝Write Sigma Rules and convert them to SPL and KQL
🔔Create automated alerts for attack detection
📡Connect log sources: Windows Events, Syslog, Network
🎯Detect brute force, Pass-the-Hash and Lateral Movement in logs
Automate incident response through SOAR integrations

Real cases in the course

Learning from real incidents — when SIEM failed and when it saved the day

Real case2019

Capital One 2019 — SIEM failed to detect

Data breach affecting 100 million users. Capital One's SIEM systems failed to detect data exfiltration via AWS metadata. Lesson: the importance of proper detection rules.

Module 02 · Splunk in Practice
Real case2020

SolarWinds — discovered through Splunk

After months of compromise, anomalies in Splunk helped identify SUNBURST malware activity. SIEM analysis became a key investigation tool.

Module 04 · Sigma Rules
Success story2022

Mandiant: SIEM saved a bank from $20M loss

A SIEM alert triggered on an anomalous transfer at 3:00 AM. A SOC analyst stopped the transaction in 4 minutes. Damage: $0. Without SIEM — $20M.

Module 02 · Splunk Alerts

Course Program

4 modules · 18 lessons: Splunk, ELK Stack, Sigma Rules and automation

Where this course leads

SIEM — the foundation of a Blue Team and SOC career

$1,500 — $4,000/mo

SOC Analyst

Monitor threats in Splunk/ELK, respond to alerts, write detection rules. The most accessible specialty in InfoSec.

Splunk SPLELK StackSIEMSigma Rules
Track:FC-06 → MC-09 → MC-10
$3,000 — $7,000/mo

SIEM Engineer

Deploy and configure SIEM platforms, integrate data sources, optimize performance.

Splunk AdminELK DevOpsLog ManagementSOAR
Track:FC-06 → MC-09 → FC-10
$3,500 — $8,000/mo

Threat Hunter

Proactively hunt for threats in SIEM data before they cause an incident. The highest-level SOC specialist.

Threat HuntingSIEM AnalyticsSigmaKQL
Track:FC-06 → MC-09 → MC-10 → MC-11

Who this course is for

🔵

SOC Analysts

Starting a career in Blue Team or looking to move from L1 to L2. SIEM is your daily tool.

📊

IT Administrators

Managing infrastructure and want to add security monitoring via SIEM to your stack.

🔍

Threat Hunters

Want to transition from reactive response to proactive threat hunting with SIEM analytics.

Master Splunk and ELK
in one course
today

18 lessons, real Splunk and ELK labs, Sigma Rules. Get ready for SOC and Threat Hunting.

MC-09● Mini-course

SIEM in Practice

Level: intermediate

18 lessons
video + practice
4 modules
by topic
Intermediate
difficulty level
Splunk + ELK
primary tools
Splunk SPL queries and alerts
ELK Stack from scratch
Sigma Rules: writing and conversion
Real cases: Capital One, SolarWinds