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Published inAug 2023
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781837634781
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Mostafa Yahia
Mostafa Yahia
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Mostafa Yahia

Mostafa Yahia is a skilled and motivated threat investigator and hunter with a wealth of experience investigating and hunting down various cyber threats. He is a proven leader in building and leading cybersecurity-managed services such as SOC and threat-hunting services. Mostafa holds a bachelor's degree in computer science, which he earned in 2016, and has furthered his education by earning multiple industry-recognized certifications, including GCFA, GCIH, CCNA, and IBM QRadar. In addition to his professional work, Mostafa also shares his knowledge through free courses and lessons on his YouTube channel. Currently, he serves as the senior lead for cyber defence services in an MSSP company, overseeing SOC, TH, DFIR, and CA services.
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Email header analysis

Email header analysis is the process of analyzing every aspect of the email header to identify the email sender, sender IP, passed hops, email subject, email recipient, email timestamps, and email authentication results. Additionally, to be able to identify the presence of email spoofing.

In this section, we will analyze the email header of a legit email message sent from mia7ia@yahoo.com to mostafayahia753@gmail.com to investigate the email header and collect possible digital evidence. You can implement several methods to acquire the email message header, depending on the email application you use. For example, if you use the Microsoft Outlook app, you need to click File. Then, from Info, you must select Properties. Alternatively, if you’re using the Gmail web application, you must click More and then choose Show original. Additionally, it may be possible to obtain the header from your email secure gateway appliance, if available.

In this case, I...

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Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts
Published in: Aug 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837634781

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Mostafa Yahia

Mostafa Yahia is a skilled and motivated threat investigator and hunter with a wealth of experience investigating and hunting down various cyber threats. He is a proven leader in building and leading cybersecurity-managed services such as SOC and threat-hunting services. Mostafa holds a bachelor's degree in computer science, which he earned in 2016, and has furthered his education by earning multiple industry-recognized certifications, including GCFA, GCIH, CCNA, and IBM QRadar. In addition to his professional work, Mostafa also shares his knowledge through free courses and lessons on his YouTube channel. Currently, he serves as the senior lead for cyber defence services in an MSSP company, overseeing SOC, TH, DFIR, and CA services.
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