Cloud Services for SOC

Here's a comparison table of AWS vs. Azure security services that a SOC Analyst should be familiar with:

Category	AWS Services	Azure Services	Purpose
Security Monitoring & Threat Detection	Amazon GuardDuty	Microsoft Defender for Cloud	Detects security threats and suspicious activities.
	AWS Security Hub	Azure Security Center	Centralized security posture management and compliance.
	AWS CloudTrail	Azure Log Analytics	Tracks API calls and user activity for auditing.
	Amazon Detective	Microsoft Defender XDR	Investigates and analyzes security incidents.
	AWS Config	Azure Policy	Monitors and enforces security configurations.
Identity & Access Management (IAM)	AWS IAM	Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)	Manages users, roles, and permissions.
	AWS IAM Access Analyzer	Azure AD Conditional Access	Identifies risky access and implements policies.
	AWS Single Sign-On (SSO)	Azure AD Identity Protection	Manages authentication across multiple accounts.
	AWS Directory Service	Azure AD PIM (Privileged Identity Management)	Manages and monitors privileged accounts.
Logging & SIEM Integration	Amazon CloudWatch Logs	Azure Monitor	Collects logs and metrics for monitoring.
	AWS CloudTrail	Azure Log Analytics Workspace	Stores security logs for correlation.
	AWS Lambda	Azure Sentinel Playbooks (SOAR)	Automates security responses.
	AWS Kinesis Data Firehose	Azure Event Hubs	Streams security logs to third-party SIEM tools.
	Amazon OpenSearch (Elasticsearch)	Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM & SOAR)	Security information and event management (SIEM).
Network Security & Compliance	AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)	Azure WAF	Protects web applications from attacks.
	AWS Shield (DDoS Protection)	Azure DDoS Protection	Defends against Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks.
	AWS Firewall Manager	Azure Firewall	Centralized firewall policy management.
	Amazon VPC Flow Logs	NSG (Network Security Groups)	Monitors network traffic and enforces rules.
Incident Response & Forensics	AWS Step Functions	Azure Sentinel Playbooks (SOAR)	Automates incident response workflows.
	AWS Systems Manager (SSM)	Azure Backup	Manages and automates security incidents.
	Amazon S3 (for forensic data storage)	Azure Site Recovery	Stores logs and supports disaster recovery.
	AWS Forensics Toolkit (via Lambda & S3)	Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence	Investigates compromised systems and threats.
Encryption & Data Protection	AWS Key Management Service (KMS)	Azure Key Vault	Manages encryption keys and secrets.
	AWS Secrets Manager	Azure Disk Encryption	Protects sensitive data and VM disks.
	AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)	Microsoft Purview (formerly AIP)	Manages SSL/TLS certificates and data classification.
	Amazon Macie	Azure Rights Management (RMS)	Identifies and protects sensitive data.

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Next Steps: Hands-on Lab Setup

Would you like a step-by-step guide on setting up an AWS and Azure SOC environment, including: ✅ SIEM setup (Microsoft Sentinel & AWS Security Hub)
✅ Log collection and analysis
✅ Threat detection with GuardDuty & Defender
✅ Automated responses with SOAR tools (Lambda & Playbooks)