Specialized Hunts Threat Hunting within Databases

Threat actors target databases for persistence, privilege escalation, and data theft. This course will teach you how to hunt for, investigate, and detect real threats within enterprise databases using practical, hands-on techniques.
Databases are common targets for attackers aiming to steal sensitive data, escalate privileges, or establish persistence, yet most environments struggle to detect these specific threats quickly. In this course, Specialized Hunts: Threat Hunting within Databases, you'll learn how to proactively identify and investigate malicious activities within enterprise database systems. First, you'll explore methods to detect brute-force attacks and credential abuse by analyzing authentication logs in detail. Next, you'll discover ways to find unauthorized account creation, privilege alterations, and the removal of legitimate admins using system catalogs and audit trails. Finally, you'll learn how to hunt for suspicious or unauthorized access to sensitive tables and data within your databases. Upon completing this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge necessary for database threat hunting to detect, investigate, and respond to real attacks in your environment.
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