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SecOps Module — Security Operations

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SecOps Module — Security Operations

اقرأ أولاً: ../MASTER_ALL_IN_ONE_SUMMARY.md · ../html/MASTER_ALL_IN_ONE_SUMMARY.html
الدليل الشامل: ../MASTER_ALL_IN_ONE.md · ../html/MASTER_ALL_IN_ONE.html
ممارسة الشاشات: ../html/MASTER_PRACTICE_GUIDE_ALL_TOPICS.html
Australia · Scope x_786686_hr_leave

Australia Instance — نسخة أستراليا

Setting Value
Region / Datacenter ServiceNow Australia
Release train Zurich (Sep 2026 EA) · next EA: Brazil
URL base {BASE}
Scope note HR Leave app: x_786686_hr_leave
Guided Setup {BASE}/now/guided-setup

Direct Navigation URLs — روابط التنقل المباشرة

Page / Tool Navigation Path Direct URL Purpose
SIR Workspace Now Experience > Security Incident Response {BASE}/now/sir/workspace Security incidents
Security Incidents All > Security Operations > Incidents {BASE}/sn_si_incident_list.do SIR records
Vulnerabilities All > Vulnerability Response > Vulnerabilities {BASE}/sn_vul_vulnerability_list.do CVE master
Vulnerable Items All > Vulnerability Response > Vulnerable Items {BASE}/sn_vul_vulnerable_item_list.do Asset × vuln
Threat Intelligence All > Threat Intelligence > Indicators {BASE}/sn_ti_indicator_list.do IoC management
Playbooks All > Process Automation > Playbooks {BASE}/now/workflow-studio/home SIR playbooks
Config Compliance All > Configuration Compliance {BASE}/sn_vul_ctd_test_list.do CIS/SCAP scans
SecOps Dashboard All > Performance Analytics > SecOps {BASE}/$pa_dashboard.do SOC metrics
IntegrationHub Spokes All > IntegrationHub > Spokes {BASE}/sys_hub_spoke_list.do SIEM/EDR connectors
Guided Setup SecOps All > Guided Setup {BASE}/now/guided-setup Initial configuration

Platform target: ServiceNow Australia (Sep 2026) · next EA: Brazil
URLs: ../../SERVICENOW_DIRECT_URLS_CATALOG.md · 1-week: ../../SERVICENOW_ONE_WEEK_STUDY_DEPLOY_AUSTRALIA.md
HR Leave: Scope x_786686_hr_leave

وحدة SecOps — عمليات الأمن

Comprehensive guide for ServiceNow Security Operations (SIR + VR + TI + CTD)

دليل شامل لـ ServiceNow Security Operations: الاستجابة للحوادث الأمنية + إدارة الثغرات + ذكاء التهديدات + كشف الإختراق


§1 — Module Overview / نظرة عامة

ServiceNow Security Operations consists of four primary applications:

Application Plugin Key tables
SIR com.snc.security_incident sn_si_incident, sn_si_task
VR com.snc.vulnerability sn_vul_vulnerable_item, sn_vul_vulnerability
TI com.snc.threat.intel sn_ti_observable, sn_ti_indicator
CTD com.snc.sn_vul_config_test sn_vul_ctd_test, sn_vul_ctd_result

§2 — Architecture Overview / المعمارية

┌────────────────┐ CVE ┌────────────────┐ Asset ┌──────────────┐
│ Qualys/Tenable│──────▶│ VR (sn_vul_) │────────▶│ CMDB (CI) │
└────────────────┘ └────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌────────────────┐ IoC ┌────────────────┐ Affected ┌──────────────┐
│ Splunk/QRadar │──────▶│ SIR (sn_si_
) │──────────▶│ Service Maps │
└────────────────┘ └────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│ ▲
▼ │
┌────────────────┐ Hunt ┌────────────────┐
│ Threat Feeds │────────▶│ TI (sn_ti_*) │
└────────────────┘ └────────────────┘


§3 — SIR: Security Incident Response

3.1 Lifecycle

Draft → Analysis → Contain → Eradicate → Recover → Review → Closed

3.2 Sources (incident creation)

Source Pattern
SIEM (Splunk) Webhook → Scripted REST /api/x_sn_si/v1/incident
EDR (CrowdStrike) Outbound from EDR → Event API
Email phishing report Inbound Email Action
Manual reporter Service Portal page
SOC analyst Workspace direct entry

3.3 MITRE ATT&CK alignment

Each incident is tagged with:
- Tactic (e.g., Initial Access)
- Technique (e.g., T1566 Phishing)
- Sub-technique (e.g., T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment)

var SIRMitreTagger = Class.create();
SIRMitreTagger.prototype = {
 initialize: function {},

tagIncident: function (incidentSysId, techniqueId) {
var t = new GlideRecord(‘sn_si_mitre_technique’);
if (!t.get(‘technique_id’, techniqueId)) return false;

var link = new GlideRecord(‘sn_si_incident_mitre’);
link.initialize();
link.setValue(‘incident’, incidentSysId);
link.setValue(‘technique’, t.getUniqueValue());
link.setValue(‘tactic’, t.getValue(‘tactic’));
link.insert();
return true;
},

type: ‘SIRMitreTagger’
};

3.4 Playbooks (Process Automation Designer)

Pre-built playbooks ship with SIR:
- Malware investigation
- Phishing response
- Data leak / Insider threat
- Ransomware containment
- Unauthorized access
- Brute force

Each playbook has steps mapped to NIST 800-61r2:

Step NIST phase Actions
Triage Detection Validate, assign severity, MITRE tagging
Investigate Analysis Enrich IoCs, query SIEM, scope
Contain Containment Isolate host (EDR), block IP (FW), disable user
Eradicate Eradication Remove malware, patch, rebuild
Recover Recovery Restore services, monitor
Lessons Learned Post-incident KB, RCA, playbook refinement

3.5 Automated containment script

// Triggered when severity >= high → call EDR to isolate
(function (current, previous) {
 if (current.severity.changes() &&
 parseInt(current.getValue('severity'), 10) <= 2) {
 var affected = new GlideRecord('sn_si_m2m_ci_incident');
 affected.addQuery('incident', current.getUniqueValue());
 affected.query();
 while (affected.next()) {
 var ci = affected.getValue('configuration_item');
 new SIRContainer().isolateHost(ci);
 }
 }
})(current, previous);
var SIRContainer = Class.create();
SIRContainer.prototype = {
 initialize: function {},

isolateHost: function (ciSysId) {
var ci = new GlideRecord(‘cmdb_ci’);
if (!ci.get(ciSysId)) return false;
var hostName = ci.getValue(‘name’);

var rm = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2(‘CrowdStrikeEDR’, ‘isolateHost’);
rm.setStringParameter(‘hostname’, hostName);
rm.setHttpTimeout(30000);
try {
var resp = rm.execute();
var status = resp.getStatusCode();
if (status >= 200 && status < 300) {
gs.eventQueue(‘x_sn_si.host.isolated’, ci, hostName);
return true;
}
gs.error(‘[SIR] Isolate failed for ’ + hostName + ’ status=’ + status);
} catch (e) {
gs.error(‘[SIR] Isolate exception: ’ + e.message);
}
return false;
},

type: ‘SIRContainer’
};

3.6 SIR Analyst Workspace

/now/sir/agent — provides:
- Incident inbox with priority filter
- MITRE ATT&CK heatmap
- IoC enrichment panel
- Playbook execution status
- Affected CIs map
- Timeline (forensic view)
- Tasks board


§4 — VR: Vulnerability Response

4.1 Data flow

Scanner (Qualys) → Import Set → Transform → sn_vul_vulnerability + sn_vul_vulnerable_item → CMDB CI link

4.2 Vulnerability prioritization

Default formula: CVSS × Asset Criticality × Exploit Availability × Business Impact

var VRPrioritizer = Class.create();
VRPrioritizer.prototype = {
 initialize: function {},

/* Computes priority 1 (Critical) to 5 (Info) /
prioritize: function (viSysId) {
var vi = new GlideRecord(‘sn_vul_vulnerable_item’);
if (!vi.get(viSysId)) return 5;
var cvss = parseFloat(vi.getValue(‘vulnerability.base_score’)) || 0;
var ciCrit = this._ciCriticality(vi.getValue(‘cmdb_ci’));
var exploit = this._exploitAvailable(vi.getValue(‘vulnerability.cve_id’));
var biz = this._businessImpact(vi.getValue(‘cmdb_ci’));

var score = (cvss * 0.4) + (ciCrit * 0.25) + (exploit * 0.2) + (biz * 0.15);
var prio = score >= 8 ? 1 : (score >= 6 ? 2 : (score >= 4 ? 3 :
(score >= 2 ? 4 : 5)));

vi.setValue(‘risk_score’, score.toFixed(1));
vi.setValue(‘priority’, prio);
vi.update();
return prio;
},

_ciCriticality: function (ciId) {
var c = new GlideRecord(‘cmdb_ci’);
if (!c.get(ciId)) return 5;
var bizCrit = c.getValue(‘business_criticality’);
var map = { ‘1 - most critical’: 10, ‘2 - somewhat critical’: 7,
‘3 - less critical’: 4, ‘4 - not critical’: 2 };
return map[bizCrit] || 5;
},

_exploitAvailable: function (cve) {
var fb = new GlideRecord(‘sn_vul_third_party_entry’);
fb.addQuery(‘cve_id’, cve);
fb.addQuery(‘exploit_status’, ‘available’);
fb.setLimit(1);
fb.query();
return fb.hasNext() ? 10 : 0;
},

_businessImpact: function (ciId) {
var s = new GlideAggregate(‘cmdb_ci_service_auto’);
s.addQuery(‘cmdb_ci_dependents’, ciId);
s.addAggregate(‘COUNT’);
s.query();
if (s.next()) {
var n = parseInt(s.getAggregate(‘COUNT’), 10);
return Math.min(10, n);
}
return 0;
},

type: ‘VRPrioritizer’
};

4.3 Auto-remediation workflows

Vulnerability type Auto-action
Missing patch Create Change Request, link to SCCM/BigFix
Misconfiguration Run Ansible playbook
Outdated library Open dev ticket with fix version
Default credentials Force password reset, raise SIR
Public S3 bucket Run lambda to set ACL → Block public

4.4 SLA on remediation by priority

Priority SLA
1 (Critical) 7 days
2 (High) 30 days
3 (Medium) 90 days
4 (Low) 180 days
5 (Info) Best effort

4.5 Patch group orchestration

// Group VIs by patch ID → bulk Change
(function bulkChange() {
 var agg = new GlideAggregate('sn_vul_vulnerable_item');
 agg.addQuery('state', 'open');
 agg.addQuery('priority', 'IN', '1,2');
 agg.addAggregate('COUNT');
 agg.groupBy('vulnerability.patch_id');
 agg.query();

while (agg.next()) {
var patchId = agg.getValue(‘vulnerability.patch_id’);
if (!patchId) continue;
var count = parseInt(agg.getAggregate(‘COUNT’), 10);
if (count >= 5) {
var chg = new GlideRecord(‘change_request’);
chg.initialize();
chg.setValue(‘short_description’, ‘Apply patch ’ + patchId +
’ to ’ + count + ’ affected systems’);
chg.setValue(‘category’, ‘security’);
chg.setValue(‘priority’, 2);
chg.setValue(‘risk’, ‘moderate’);
chg.insert();
}
}
})();


§5 — TI: Threat Intelligence

5.1 Sources (TAXII feeds)

Provider Type
AlienVault OTX Open community
MISP Custom org feed
Recorded Future Premium
Mandiant Premium APT
FBI InfraGard Sector-specific

5.2 Observable types

5.3 IoC enrichment

var TIEnricher = Class.create();
TIEnricher.prototype = {
 initialize: function {},

enrich: function (observableValue, type) {
var results = {};
if (type === ‘ip’) {
results.geoip = this._geo(observableValue);
results.virustotal = this._vt(observableValue, ‘ip’);
results.greynoise = this._gn(observableValue);
} else if (type === ‘hash’) {
results.virustotal = this._vt(observableValue, ‘file’);
} else if (type === ‘url’) {
results.urlhaus = this._urlhaus(observableValue);
}
return results;
},

_vt: function (val, kind) {
var rm = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2(‘VirusTotal’, kind === ‘ip’ ?
‘lookupIP’ : ‘lookupHash’);
rm.setStringParameter(‘ioc’, val);
var resp = rm.execute();
return JSON.parse(resp.getBody() || ‘{}’);
},

_geo: function (ip) { / maxmind / return {}; },
_gn: function (ip) { / greynoise / return {}; },
_urlhaus: function (u) { / urlhaus / return {}; },

type: ‘TIEnricher’
};

5.4 Threat hunt: IoC sweep across the estate

function huntIoC(observableValue, observableType) {
 var findings = [];

if (observableType === ‘ip’) {
// Search active sessions / firewall logs / SIEM
var siem = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2(‘Splunk’, ‘searchIoC’);
siem.setStringParameter(‘ioc’, observableValue);
siem.setHttpTimeout(60000);
var resp = JSON.parse(siem.execute().getBody() || ‘{}’);
if (resp.results && resp.results.length > 0) {
resp.results.forEach(function (hit) {
findings.push({ source: ‘siem’, host: hit.host, time: hit.time });
});
}
} else if (observableType === ‘hash’) {
// Check EDR for file presence
var edr = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2(‘CrowdStrikeEDR’, ‘searchHash’);
edr.setStringParameter(‘hash’, observableValue);
var edrResp = JSON.parse(edr.execute().getBody() || ‘{}’);
(edrResp.devices || []).forEach(function (d) {
findings.push({ source: ‘edr’, host: d.hostname, time: d.last_seen });
});
}

return findings;
}


§6 — CTD: Configuration Compliance

6.1 SCAP / CIS benchmarks

CTD imports SCAP results (OpenSCAP, Tenable Compliance Scan, Qualys PC):

Test → Result (pass|fail) → Vulnerability (per failing CI) → Remediation

6.2 Auto-remediation via Orchestration

Failing CIS test → run Ansible playbook (or Chef/Puppet) → re-test.


§7 — Integration Quick Reference

External Method ServiceNow target
Splunk SIEM Webhook Scripted REST → SIR incident
QRadar TAXII/Custom Action SIR + IoC ingest
Qualys VM IH Spoke VR import
Tenable.io IH Spoke VR import
Rapid7 IH Spoke VR import
CrowdStrike Falcon REST SIR enrichment + isolation
Carbon Black REST SIR enrichment
Cisco SecureX REST SIR enrichment
MS Defender Graph API SIR + VR
Palo Alto Firewall REST Block IP
Active Directory LDAP / Graph Disable user
MISP / OTX TAXII TI feeds

§8 — Reports & Dashboards

Dashboard Audience Key KPIs
SOC Manager Daily ops Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), MTTR, open by priority
CISO Executive Monthly Risk posture, top assets at risk, trend
Vulnerability Owner Weekly Open VIs by team, SLA breaches
Threat Intel Weekly Top IoCs hit, feeds health
Compliance Quarterly Benchmark pass %, controls aligned

§17 — Power User Playbook (SecOps)

17.1 Personas

Persona Primary actions
SOC Analyst T1 Triage, alert validation, basic playbooks
SOC Analyst T2 Investigation, scoping, containment
Incident Commander Major incident coordination, comms
Vulnerability Owner Triage VIs, drive remediation, SLA
Threat Hunter Proactive hunts, hypothesis-driven
CISO Risk posture, board reporting
IT Operator Execute approved containment

17.2 Day-in-Life — SOC Analyst T1

  1. Open /now/sir/agent → My queue (severity sorted).
  2. Pick highest-sev incident. Run “Enrich Observables” playbook.
  3. Validate true/false positive (FP rate target < 30%).
  4. If TP → escalate to T2 with notes, MITRE tag, affected CIs.
  5. Track SLA (typically 15 min triage).

17.3 Top 15 SecOps Scripts

1. SIEM alert → SIR incident

// Scripted REST /api/x_sn_si/v1/incident
(function process(request, response) {
 var alert = request.body.data;
 var inc = new GlideRecord('sn_si_incident');
 inc.initialize();
 inc.setValue('short_description', alert.title);
 inc.setValue('description', alert.description);
 inc.setValue('severity', _mapSeverity(alert.severity));
 inc.setValue('source', alert.source || 'siem');
 inc.setValue('correlation_id', alert.alert_id);
 var sysId = inc.insert();

// Affected CIs
(alert.affected_hosts || []).forEach(function (host) {
var ci = new GlideRecord(‘cmdb_ci’);
ci.addQuery(‘name’, host);
ci.setLimit(1); ci.query();
if (ci.next()) {
var m = new GlideRecord(‘sn_si_m2m_ci_incident’);
m.initialize();
m.setValue(‘incident’, sysId);
m.setValue(‘configuration_item’, ci.getUniqueValue());
m.insert();
}
});

// IoCs
(alert.iocs || []).forEach(function (ioc) {
var ob = new GlideRecord(‘sn_ti_observable’);
ob.initialize();
ob.setValue(‘value’, ioc.value);
ob.setValue(‘finding’, ioc.type);
ob.setValue(‘source’, ‘incident_’ + inc.getValue(‘number’));
ob.insert();
});

response.setStatus(201);
return { incident_id: inc.getValue(‘number’) };

function _mapSeverity(sev) {
var m = { critical: 1, high: 2, medium: 3, low: 4, info: 5 };
return m[String(sev).toLowerCase()] || 3;
}
})(request, response);

2. Disable AD user containment

var SIRADIsolator = Class.create();
SIRADIsolator.prototype = {
 initialize: function {},

disable: function (userSysId, reason) {
var u = new GlideRecord(‘sys_user’);
if (!u.get(userSysId)) return false;

var rm = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2(‘AzureAD’, ‘disableUser’);
rm.setStringParameter(‘userPrincipalName’, u.getValue(‘email’));
rm.setHttpTimeout(30000);
var resp = rm.execute();
if (resp.getStatusCode() >= 200 && resp.getStatusCode() < 300) {
u.setValue(‘active’, false);
u.setValue(‘locked_out’, true);
u.update();

// Audit
var a = new GlideRecord(‘sn_si_action_log’);
a.initialize();
a.setValue(‘action’, ‘disable_user’);
a.setValue(‘target’, u.getValue(‘email’));
a.setValue(‘reason’, reason);
a.insert();
return true;
}
return false;
},

type: ‘SIRADIsolator’
};

3. Block IP at firewall

function blockIP(ip, reason, ticketId) {
 var rm = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2('PaloAltoFirewall', 'addBlocklist');
 rm.setStringParameter('ip', ip);
 rm.setStringParameter('note', 'SIR-' + ticketId + ': ' + reason);
 rm.setHttpTimeout(20000);
 try {
 var r = rm.execute();
 if (r.getStatusCode() >= 200 && r.getStatusCode() < 300) {
 gs.eventQueue('x_sn_si.ip.blocked', null, ip, ticketId);
 return true;
 }
 gs.error('[SIR] FW block failed: ' + r.getBody());
 } catch (e) {
 gs.error('[SIR] FW exception: ' + e.message);
 }
 return false;
}

4. Bulk-VI to bulk-Change — covered in §4.5 above.

5. Phishing email auto-triage — Inbound Email → parse URLs/attachments → enrich → create SIR if malicious.

6. Asset → Vulnerability count rollup — GlideAggregate on sn_vul_vulnerable_item grouped by cmdb_ci.

7. CVE exploitation watcher — daily check NVD + ExploitDB; update exploit_status on sn_vul_vulnerability.

8. Threat actor profile linker — incidents tagged with same actor → group view.

9. SLA breach forecaster — predict which VIs will breach SLA based on remediation pace.

10. Forensics evidence collector — capture EDR + SIEM logs into encrypted attachment.

11-15. Quick recipes

# Pattern
11 Honeypot IP auto-blocker (any IP touching honeypot → block)
12 MFA bypass detector (login from new geo + new device)
13 Data exfiltration alert (high outbound to unknown domain)
14 Brute force lockout sweep (failed logons threshold)
15 Insider threat scoring (UEBA-light)

§18 — From-Scratch Implementation (Day 0 → Day 30)

Phase Days Outcome
Setup + CMDB 0–5 Plugins, CMDB readiness, integration accounts
SIR 6–12 Playbooks, MITRE, workspace
VR 13–18 Scanner integration, prioritization, SLA
TI + CTD 19–24 Feeds, IoC mgmt, benchmarks
Hardening + Launch 25–30 Training, UAT, go-live

18.1 Day-by-day

Day 0 — Strategy
- Threat model
- SOC operating model (24/7 vs follow-the-sun)
- Roles (T1/T2/T3, Hunter, IR Manager)
- Tools inventory (SIEM, EDR, FW, Scanner, AD)
- Runbook drafts (Phishing, Ransomware, Lost Laptop, Data Leak, Insider)

Day 1 — Plugins

- com.snc.threat (SecOps Foundation)
- com.snc.security_incident
- com.snc.vulnerability
- com.snc.vul_qualys / .tenable_io / .rapid7_insightvm
- com.snc.threat.intel
- com.snc.sn_vul_config_test
- com.sn_sec_cmn (Common Security)

Day 2-3 — CMDB readiness
- Hosts have IP, FQDN, OS, business criticality
- Service Maps for top 20 critical services
- Asset criticality tier (1-4)

Day 4-5 — Integration accounts
- SIEM API user
- EDR API key
- Scanner API
- AD service account
- Cloud accounts (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- IH spoke connections tested

Day 6 — SIR fundamentals
- Severity matrix (1=Critical → 5=Info)
- States + transitions
- Assignment groups (SOC-T1, SOC-T2, IR-Manager, Forensics)

Day 7-9 — Playbooks (PAD)
- Build/customize 6 core: Phishing, Malware, DLP, Ransomware, Brute Force, Privilege Misuse
- Each with steps mapped to NIST 800-61r2

Day 10 — MITRE ATT&CK tagging
- Import latest MITRE bundle
- Configure auto-tagging from alert type

Day 11 — SIR Workspace customization

Day 12 — Containment actions
- Isolate host (script #2 in §17.3)
- Block IP (script #3)
- Disable user (script #2 modified)

Day 13 — VR scanner integration
- Qualys/Tenable IH Spoke
- Import schedule (every 6h)
- Asset matching algorithm tuning

Day 14 — Vulnerability deduplication (IRE rules)

Day 15 — Prioritization formula (script in §4.2)

Day 16 — SLA on VIs

Day 17 — Remediation workflows (auto-Change, dev tickets)

Day 18 — Patch group orchestration (§4.5)

Day 19 — TI feeds onboarding
- TAXII connection to OTX (free start)
- MISP server (if available)
- Recorded Future (paid)
- IoC ingestion + dedup

Day 20-21 — IoC enrichment (script in §5.3)

Day 22 — Threat hunt baseline (script in §5.4)

Day 23 — CTD benchmark import
- CIS Level 1 Linux
- CIS Level 1 Windows Server
- CIS K8s

Day 24 — Compliance dashboards

Day 25 — Dashboards (SOC Manager + CISO)

Day 26 — Reports & PA
- MTTD / MTTR / Containment time
- Vulnerability remediation velocity
- IoC hit rate

Day 27 — ATF — 12 scenarios

Day 28 — Training
- T1 analysts (2 days)
- T2 analysts (3 days)
- IR manager (1 day)
- VR owners (½ day)

Day 29 — Tabletop exercise

Day 30 — Go-live + 24/7 SOC operational

18.2 KPIs Month 1

KPI Target
Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) ≤ 30 min
Mean Time to Triage ≤ 15 min
Mean Time to Contain ≤ 60 min (Sev 1-2)
False positive rate ≤ 25%
Critical VI remediation within SLA ≥ 95%
IoC enrichment success rate ≥ 90%
SOC analyst engagement (cases/shift) 15-25

§19 — Sign-off Checklist


§19 — CIS-VR / CIS-SIR Exam & Z-to-Hero Feature Labs (30 inline Q)

19.1 Z-to-Hero Feature Labs (12 labs)

Lab Feature
L1 Configure SIEM webhook → SIR incident
L2 MITRE ATT&CK tagging on incident
L3 IoC enrichment via TI Spoke
L4 Playbook (Workflow Studio) for “Phishing”
L5 Threat Hunt query (proactive)
L6 VR prioritization formula (CVSS + asset + exploit)
L7 Bulk VI → Change automation
L8 Vulnerability deferral workflow with risk owner approval
L9 Host containment via EDR (Crowdstrike mock)
L10 CIS benchmark scan + remediation
L11 Configuration compliance dashboard
L12 Forensics evidence chain workflow

19.2 30 SecOps Practice Questions

SIR (Q1-Q15)

  1. SIR table: A. sn_si_incident | B. incident | C. sec_incident | D. None — Answer: A
  2. Playbook engine: A. Workflow Studio (Process Automation) | B. Legacy WF | C. Flow Designer only | D. None — Answer: A
  3. MITRE ATT&CK reference: A. sn_si_attack_technique table | B. Just notes | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  4. SIR Priority calc: A. Impact × Urgency + business risk | B. Random | C. Cost | D. None — Answer: A
  5. Containment action examples: A. Isolate host, block IP, reset password, revoke session | B. Just notify | C. None | D. Random — Answer: A
  6. SIR ↔ Incident relationship: A. SIR can spawn ITIL Incident for IT impact | B. Same record | C. Independent | D. Random — Answer: A
  7. Major Incident from SIR: A. Promote to Major Incident on impact threshold | B. Manual only | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  8. SIR Workspace URL: A. /now/sir/workspace | B. /sir.do | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  9. Phishing email submission: A. Outlook plugin → Inbound Email Action → SIR | B. Manual | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  10. Threat Intel sources: A. STIX/TAXII feeds + Vendor APIs (Mandiant, Recorded Future) | B. Just news | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  11. IoC types: A. IP, Domain, URL, Hash, Email | B. Just IP | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  12. Threat Hunt: A. Proactive search using TI + endpoint data | B. Reactive only | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  13. Tabletop exercise scope: A. Simulate breach end-to-end with stakeholders | B. Just docs | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  14. SOAR integration: A. ServiceNow as SOAR with SIEM as detector | B. Same | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  15. Evidence preservation: A. Forensic copy + chain of custody record | B. Just screenshot | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A

VR (Q16-Q30)

  1. VR table: A. sn_vul_vulnerable_item (per asset per vuln) | B. sn_vul_vulnerability (master) | C. Both | D. None — Answer: C
  2. Prioritization inputs: A. CVSS + asset criticality + exploit availability + business context | B. CVSS only | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  3. CVSS v3.1 ranges: A. 0-3.9 Low / 4-6.9 Med / 7-8.9 High / 9-10 Critical | B. Different | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  4. Vulnerability Group: A. Bundle VIs by host/app/business for collective remediation | B. Just sort | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  5. Auto-CR creation: A. VG → Change Request workflow on threshold | B. Manual | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  6. Patch deferral: A. Risk Owner approval + justification + re-eval date | B. Free pass | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  7. VR sources: A. Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Crowdstrike, MS Defender | B. Just one | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  8. Asset enrichment for VR: A. Owner, criticality, exposure (internet-facing) | B. Just name | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  9. KEV catalog (CISA): A. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities — fast-track | B. Random | C. None | D. Just list — Answer: A
  10. Threat-aware VR: A. Boost priority if active exploit in wild | B. Ignore | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  11. Vulnerability lifecycle: A. Detected → Triaged → Assigned → Remediated → Verified → Closed | B. Just close | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  12. SLA on vulnerabilities: A. Per severity (Critical=7d, High=30d, Med=90d typical) | B. Random | C. None | D. Always 30d — Answer: A
  13. False positive workflow: A. Submit → review → confirm → close as FP + suppress | B. Just close | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  14. VR + CMDB: A. VI links to CI via IRE | B. Manual only | C. Random | D. None — Answer: A
  15. CTD (Configuration Compliance) scanners: A. Tenable.io CC, Qualys PC, custom | B. None | C. Random | D. Just one — Answer: A

19.3 What “Hero” looks like for SecOps

Operates a security operation: SIR + VR + TI + CTD integrated. Playbooks automate top 10 incident types. VR prioritization is risk-aware (CVSS + asset + exploit). Auto-CR for VG > threshold. Containment via EDR. Tabletop exercises quarterly. SOC dashboards live.


Hands-on Labs — مختبرات عملية

Step-by-step labs for PDI / Australia instance. Replace {BASE} with your instance URL.
مختبرات خطوة بخطوة — استبدل {BASE} برابط نسختك.

  1. Lab 1 — SIR incident / حادث أمني — Create at {BASE}/sn_si_incident.do?sys_id=-1; tag MITRE technique.

  2. Lab 2 — Playbook / مسار عمل — Run phishing playbook from {BASE}/now/workflow-studio/home.

  3. Lab 3 — IoC enrichment / IoC — Add indicator at {BASE}/sn_ti_indicator_list.do; enrich incident.

  4. Lab 4 — VR prioritization / أولوية ثغرة — Import sample CVE; score with asset criticality.

  5. Lab 5 — Vulnerable Item / VI — Review VI list; assign remediation owner.

  6. Lab 6 — Bulk remediation / إصلاح جماعي — Create Change from Vulnerability Group.

  7. Lab 7 — Config compliance / امتثال إعداد — Run CIS benchmark scan; review failures.

  8. Lab 8 — SIR Workspace / مساحة SIR — Triage queue at {BASE}/now/sir/workspace.


Best Practices — أفضل الممارسات

Area Best practice (EN) أفضل ممارسة (AR)
SIR Integrate SIEM for detection; ServiceNow for orchestration SIEM للكشف؛ ServiceNow للتنسيق
VR Risk-based prioritization beats CVSS-only الأولوية حسب المخاطr لا CVSS فقط
TI STIX/TAXII feeds with expiry on IoCs Feeds مع انتهاء IoC
Playbooks Top 10 incident types automated first أتمتة أهم 10 أنواع حوادث

Deployment Checklist — قائمة النشر

# Task (EN) المهمة (AR) Verify
1 Install SIR, VR, TI, CTD plugins تثبيت SecOps Licensed
2 SIEM/EDR integration تكامل SIEM Events create SIR
3 VR scanner connector موصل الماسح VIs populate
4 Prioritization formula صيغة الأولوية Critical ranked
5 Playbooks for top scenarios Playbooks Automation runs
6 TI feeds configured TI feeds IoCs enrich
7 SOC dashboards لوحات SOC Metrics visible
8 Tabletop exercise تمرين Tabletop Runbook validated

Direct URLs Quick Reference

Page Navigation URL
SIR Workspace Now > SIR {BASE}/now/sir/workspace
Security Incidents All > SecOps > Incidents {BASE}/sn_si_incident_list.do
Vulnerabilities All > VR {BASE}/sn_vul_vulnerability_list.do
Vulnerable Items All > VR {BASE}/sn_vul_vulnerable_item_list.do
Threat Indicators All > TI {BASE}/sn_ti_indicator_list.do
Playbooks All > Workflow Studio {BASE}/now/workflow-studio/home
Config Compliance All > CTD {BASE}/sn_vul_ctd_test_list.do
IntegrationHub Spokes All > IntegrationHub {BASE}/sys_hub_spoke_list.do
Guided Setup All > Guided Setup {BASE}/now/guided-setup