Playbooks

Practical guides.
Built to execute.

Step-by-step implementation guides, checklists, and templates—designed for leaders and lean teams who need defensible security basics without bureaucracy.

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How to use these

  • Start with the baseline checklist.
  • Implement in small, reversible steps.
  • Assign owners for alerts and actions.
  • Review monthly and tighten over time.

Simple. Measurable. Repeatable.

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Evergreen guides you can run. Updated as the field evolves.

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Minimum viable logging (CISA-aligned)

A practical baseline: what to collect, where to centralize it, and which alerts matter first.

  • High-signal identity, endpoint, email, and admin logging.
  • Retention + access control + integrity basics.
  • A small alert set with owners and next steps.

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What NOT to log first (SMBs)

A guardrails playbook: avoid noise-first logging and prioritize evidence-first signals that produce answers.

  • Common failure patterns that create alert fatigue.
  • The evidence-first logging sequence (identity → endpoint → email → admin).
  • A starter alert set with owners and next actions.

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Forensic readiness in SaaS systems

Make evidence reliable before incidents happen: logging, integrity, retention, and response workflow readiness.

  • Evidence-ready telemetry checklist.
  • Integrity + time + access controls.
  • Incident workflow: preserve first, then analyze.

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DFIR: First 60 minutes (lean teams)

A step-by-step incident playbook for the first hour: preserve evidence, contain safely, and keep leadership in control.

  • Preserve first, then contain (avoid timeline destruction).
  • Minimum evidence checklist: identity, admin/audit, email, endpoint.
  • Executive posture: decision log + SITREP + clear ownership.

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Secure SDLC for lean teams

A lightweight Secure SDLC that fits real CI/CD, with measurable gates (not security theater).

  • Minimum viable controls per stage.
  • Threat modeling that stays repeatable.
  • Metrics you can track without overhead.

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