Overview

The Blue Team is the defensive side of a security simulation. Their goal is to detect, oppose, and remediate the activities of the Red Team (or real-world attackers).

Responsibilities

  • Monitoring logs and alerts (SIEM).
  • Incident response and forensics.
  • Hardening systems and networks.
  • Vulnerability management.

Key Tools

  • SIEM/SOAR
  • IDS/IPS
  • EDR/MDR

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