Incident Response in the Microsoft Cloud training
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KQL CheatSheet
Setup user for Azure & M365 IR.pdf
Welcome

Welcome
Lab 0 - Setup

Lab 0 - Don't skip!
Demo: Change your CTF name
Introduction - Azure Section

Course introduction
Azure IR introduction

Azure Terminology (New)
Azure Hierarchy (New)
Azure Compute, Network and Storage components for IR
Azure Security components for IR
Demo: Exploring the Azure portal
Entra ID

Entra ID - Users, Service Principals & Managed Identities (New)
Entra ID - Tokens 101 (New)
Entra ID - Roles (New)
Entra ID - Hybrid Setup (New)
Entra ID - Security (Conditional Access & Identity Protection) (New)
Lab 1.1 - Exploring Azure

Lab 1.1 - Instructions
Lab 1.1 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Entra ID & Azure Logging

Entra ID & Azure - Logging overview
Tenant Audit logging
Subscription, Resource Logging & Log exporting
Links and Resources
KQL for Incident Response

KQL Introduction (New)
Demo: KQL querying
Need to know KQL commands (New)
KQL for Incident Response & Resources (New)
Advanced KQL
Links and Resources
Lab 1.2 - KQL Querying

Lab 1.2 - Instructions
Lab 1.2 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Graph API for Incident Response

Introduction & Graph Explorer
Graph Application setup with a certificate
Graph API calls for IR
Demo: Configuring and Connecting a Graph app
Links and Resources
Microsoft Graph Activity Logs (New)

Microsoft Graph Activity Logs (New)
Azure Attack Techniques - Part I

Azure Attack Overview (New)
Reconnaissance: Internal and External (New)
Initial Access: Valid accounts, Password Attacks & Malicious apps
Links and Resources
Lab 1.3 - Recon & Initial Access

Lab 1.3 - Instructions
Lab 1.3 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Azure Attack Techniques - Part II

Execution Introduction & Azure RunCommand
Execution: Serial Console (New)
Execution: Virtual Machine Scripting & Automation accounts
Execution: Function app (New)
Execution: Intune & Cloud Shell (New)
Demo: Automation account & Azure Function investigation
Privilege Escalation: PIM & Elevated Access Toggle
Privilege Escalation: Entra ID applications
Persistence: Account Creation & Network Security Group Modification
Persistence: Azure Lighthouse & Delegated Administrators
Persistence: Cross-Tenant Synchronization & Subscription Transfers
Persistence: Federated options
Links and Resources
Lab 1.4 - Execution, Persistence & Privilege Escalation

Lab 1.4 - Instructions
Lab 1.4 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Azure Attack Techniques - Part III

Credential Access: Tokens & Application secrets
Credential Access: KeyVault dumping
Demo: Keyvault Dumping Investigation
Exfiltration
Impact: Resource Deletion & Cryptomining (New)
Azure Attack tools
Links and Resources
Lab 1.5 - Credential Access, Exfiltration

Lab 1.5 - Instructions
Lab 1.5 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Responding to Azure attacks

Introduction & NIST model
Cloud Incident Response: Preparation
Cloud Incident Response: Investigate & Contain
Cloud Incident Response: Remediate & Recover
Token & Session Revocation
Azure Incident Response tools
Links and Resources
Azure Debrief

Azure IR debrief
Azure CTF

CTF Instruction
Introduction - Microsoft 365 Section

Welcome
Microsoft 365 IR introduction

Microsoft 365 - Forensic artefacts
Microsoft 365 - Course introduction
Unified Audit Log (UAL)

Unified Audit Log: Introduction & Advanced Auditing (New)
Unified Audit Log: Structure (New)
Unified Audit Log: Access & Acquisition (New)
Demo: Setting up an account for UAL access & acquisition
Demo: Searching the UAL in Purview
Links and Resources
MailItemsAccessed

Everything you need to know about the MailItemsAccessed Operation
Demo: Investigate emails accessed using PowerShell and the Microsoft Graph
Lab 2.1 - Exploration of the UAL

Lab 2.1 - Instructions
Lab 2.1 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Microsoft 365 Email Forwarding Rules

Forwarding rules: Introduction and Overview
Forensic analysis of inbox rules
Forensic analysis of transport rules
Forensic analysis of active forwarding rules
Mailbox Audit Log

Forensic analysis of the Mailbox audit log
Demo: Forensic analysis of deleted emails
Demo: Recovering deleted emails
Message Trace Log

Forensic analysis of the Message Trace Log (MTL)
Microsoft 365 Attack Techniques - Part I

Microsoft 365 Attacks Overview
Initial Access: Phishing
Initial access: Device Code phishing
Initial access: Microsoft Teams phishing
Initial Access: MiTM & AiTM attacks
Links and Resources
Microsoft 365 Attack Techniques - Part II

Execution: API calls & PowerShell
Persistence & Privilege Escalation: Account manipulation
Persistence & Privilege Escalation: Account Creation & MFA registration
Microsoft 365 Attack Techniques - Part III

Collection & Exfiltration: eDiscovery & Content search
Collection & Exfiltration: Power Automate abuse
Links and Resources
Lab 2.2 - Compromise of an email account

Lab 2.2 - Instructions
Lab 2.2 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Microsoft 365 Attack Tools (New)

Microsoft 365 Attack tools
Microsoft 365 Attack tools - GraphRunner
Access Token abuse (New)

Access Token abuse & Family Of Client IDs (FOCI)
Lab 2.5 - Extracting & Manipulating tokens (Live Lab)

Lab 2.5 - Instructions
Lab 2.5 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Microsoft 365 Anti-Forensics

Microsoft 365 Anti-Forensic techniques
Microsoft 365 IR Tools & Techniques

Microsoft 365 IR tools - Overview
Microsoft Extractor Suite
Hawk
Untitled Goose Tool
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Demo: Installing and using the Microsoft Extractor Suite
Links and Resources
Lab 2.3 - The Extractor Suite

Lab 2.3 - Instructions
Lab 2.3 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Microsoft 365 Incident Response walkthrough

Incident Response - Walkthrough
Best practices for remediation and recovery in Microsoft 365

Remediation & Recovery - Overview
Remediation & Recovery - Walkthrough
Links and Resources
Lab 2.4 - Investigating OAuth apps

Lab 2.4 - Instructions
Lab 2.4 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Microsoft 365 CTF

CTF Instruction
Closing

Closing words
Request certificate
Lab 2.6 - Investigation of a malicious Function (Live Lab)

Lab 2.6 - Walkthrough (with solutions)
Lab 2.7 - Investigation of a suspicious automation account (Live Lab)

Lab 2.7 - Walkthrough (with solutions)

Azure Debrief

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