PowerShell Functions for Security Analysis
This course will teach you how to use PowerShell for security analysis by automating common security tasks.
What you'll learn
As a member of the security team within your organization, you may spend most of your time reviewing security issues, testing security configuration, and ensuring the organization is secure. Many of the tasks you perform require manual checks and reviewing of the results. In this course, PowerShell Functions for Security Analysis, you’ll learn to use PowerShell to perform security-related tasks. First, you’ll understand why PowerShell should be used to assist with Security. Next, you’ll discover how to install PowerShell cross-platform, followed by using PowerShell to remote cross operating system boundaries. Finally, you’ll learn how to use core commands and create scripts to automate common security tasks. When you are finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of using PowerShell for security analysis needed to enhance your PowerShell use within the security team.
Table of contents
- Agenda 0m
- Install PowerShell on Windows 1m
- Install PowerShell on Linux 1m
- Install PowerShell on macOS 1m
- Demo: Install PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS 8m
- PowerShell Remoting 3m
- Demo: Connect to Windows Server Using PowerShell Remoting 9m
- Demo: Connect to Linux Using PowerShell Remoting 13m
- Summary 1m
- Agenda 1m
- Querying Running Processes and Services 4m
- Demo: Retrieve Running Process from a Local and Remote Computer 8m
- Demo: Retrieve Running Services from a Local and Remote Computer 5m
- Create Scripts to Collect Log Data 2m
- Demo: Retrieve, Query, and Export Event Logs 8m
- Querying Networking Information 6m
- Demo: Query Computer Networking Information and Network Traffic 11m
- Create a Script to Combine Retrieved Data into a Readable Document Format 1m
- Demo: Create a Script to Combine Retrieved Data into a Readable Document Format - Part 1 9m
- Demo: Create a Script to Combine Retrieved Data into a Readable Document Format - Part 2 3m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Liam began his career as a trainer of all things computer-related. He quickly realized that programming, breaking, and hacking were much more fun. Liam spent the next few years working within core infrastructure and security services. He is the founder and owner of SharePlicity, a consulting company that focuses on Microsoft 365 and Azure technology. His role within SharePlicity is to help organizations implement Microsoft 365 and Azure technology to enhance internal and external collaboration, ... more