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TryHackMe16 answered prompts

Wazuh TryHackMe walkthrough with 16 answered prompts and lab methodology notes.

Prompts and answers

  • When was Wazuh released?
    2015
  • What is the term that Wazuh calls a device that is being monitored for suspicious activity and potential security threats?
    Agent
  • Lastly, what is the term for a device that is responsible for managing these devices?
    Manager
  • How many agents does this Wazuh management server manage?
    2
  • What are the status of the agents managed by this Wazuh management server?
    Disconnected
  • How many "Security Event" alerts have been generated by the agent "AGENT-001"?
    196
  • What is the name of the tool that we can use to monitor system events?
    Sysmon
  • What standard application on Windows do these system events get recorded to?
    Event Viewer
  • What is the full file path to the rules located on a Wazuh management server?
    /var/ossec/ruleset/rules
  • What application do we use on Linux to monitor events such as command execution?
    auditd
  • What is the full path & filename for where the aforementioned application stores rules?
    /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules
  • What is the name of the standard Linux tool that we can use to make requests to the Wazuh management server?
    curl
  • What HTTP method would we use to retrieve information for a Wazuh management server API?
    GET
  • What HTTP method would we use to perform an action on a Wazuh management server API?
    PUT
  • Use the API console to find the Wazuh server's version.
    v4.2.5
  • Analyse the report. What is the name of the agent that has generated the most alerts?
    agent-001