Windows Security
Beginner to Intermediate
Module 3 of 3

PowerShell for Security Operations

Master PowerShell for security tasks and threat hunting

Master PowerShell for security tasks including log querying, system monitoring, and threat hunting techniques to detect and investigate security incidents. Learn to automate security operations, hunt for threats, and build detection scripts.

This module contains 3 lessons covering PowerShell for security operations and threat hunting.

3
Lessons
90 min
Duration
Free
Access
15
Points

What You'll Learn

By the end of this module, you'll master PowerShell for security operations and threat hunting.

Execute PowerShell cmdlets for security analysis and monitoring
Query security logs and monitor system activities with PowerShell
Hunt for suspicious processes, network connections, and persistence mechanisms
Build automated security scripts for threat detection

Module Lessons

This module contains the following lessons:

1
PowerShell Basics for Security
30 min
Lesson

Execute PowerShell cmdlets, use Get-EventLog and Get-WinEvent, filter output, and write basic security scripts.

PowerShell Cmdlets
Get-EventLog
Get-WinEvent
Filtering
Scripting
2
Security Monitoring with PowerShell
30 min
Lesson

Query security logs, monitor processes and services, check user accounts, and audit file and registry changes with PowerShell.

Log Querying
Process Monitoring
Service Monitoring
File Auditing
3
Threat Hunting with PowerShell
30 min
Lesson

Hunt for suspicious processes, detect network connections, find persistence mechanisms, and analyze scheduled tasks using PowerShell.

Process Hunting
Network Analysis
Persistence Detection
Scheduled Tasks

Perfect For

Threat Hunters

Security professionals using PowerShell to proactively hunt for threats and anomalies.

Security Analysts

SOC analysts who need to automate security operations and log analysis with PowerShell.

Windows Admins

System administrators looking to enhance security monitoring and incident response capabilities.

Ready to Master PowerShell for Security?

Start this module and build powerful PowerShell skills for threat detection and hunting.