Introduction to Elastic Stack

This course is designed to help you get started in  Elastic Stack for data analytics and cyber security. You will learn how to configure Elasticsearch, visualize data using Kibana, and craft queries using the Kibana Query Language (KQL). The course also includes a hands-on cyber security investigation where you will analyze a hacked website using Elastic Stack.

What is Elastic Stack?

Elastic stack is the collection of different open source components linked together to help users take the data from any source and in any format and perform a search, analyze and visualize the data in real-time.

What is Elastic Search?

Elasticsearch is a full-text search and analytics engine used to store JSON-formated documents. Elasticsearch is an important component used to store, analyze, perform correlation on the data, etc.

Why Elastic Stack?

Elastic Stack or Elastic, Logstash & Kibana are mainly used for:

• Data analytics.

• Security and threat detection.

• Performance monitoring.

What You'll Learn

• Fundamentals of Elastic Stack & its components

• Setting up and configuring Elasticsearch

• Building dashboards and visualizations

• Crafting KQL queries for data extraction & analytics

• Cyber security investigation using Elastic Stack

Who Is This Course For?

• Data Analysts looking to leverage Elasticsearch for data processing

• Cyber Security Professionals investigating security threats

• IT and DevOps engineers implementing log analytics solutions

• Anyone interested in learning the power of the Elastic Stack