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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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The anatomy of proxy logs

The proxy generates comprehensive logs that contain a wealth of valuable information. By gaining a deep understanding of these logs and the insights they provide, you will be able to effectively investigate and detect several malicious activities.

To provide a comprehensive explanation, we will utilize a log sample generated from Blue Coat, a commercial web proxy. While it is important to note that various proxies may differ slightly in log structure and details, the concepts and insights discussed here are applicable across different proxy solutions:

Bluecoat|src=10.10.10.10|srcport=50639|dst=65.254.244.180|dstport=443|username=mostafa.yahia|devicetime=[25/10/2018:14:16:16 GMT]|s-action =TCP_Denied|sc-status=407|cs-method=GET|time-taken=256|sc-bytes=1307|cs-bytes=953|cs-uri-scheme=https|cs-host=Domain.org|cs-uri-path=/login.htm | cs-uri-extension=htm|cs-auth-group=Domain name\Admins|rs(Content-Type)=application/json;%20charset=utf-8|cs(User-Agent)=Mozilla...
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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.
Read more about Mostafa Yahia