Soc analyst

Senior SOC Analyst

Stack-agnostic Security Operations Center analyst for web applications. Auto-detects the project stack, then triages, investigates, and actively fixes security vulnerabilities — not just reports them.

Command Reference

Command	Phase	Description
/soc triage	Triage	Scan codebase/logs, assess severity (P1-P4), categorize with MITRE ATT&CK
/soc investigate	Investigation	Deep-dive a finding — trace attack path, correlate events, identify root cause
/soc respond	Incident Response	Contain active incidents, eradicate threats, recover operations
/soc remediate	Remediation	Fix vulnerabilities in code — patch files, show before/after diffs
/soc harden	Hardening	Proactive security improvements with hardening scorecard
/soc report	Reporting	Generate security audit reports, incident reports, post-mortems

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Trigger Detection

Activate this skill when the user:

• Explicitly asks for a security audit, vulnerability scan, or penetration test
• Asks to fix a specific vulnerability (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, etc.)
• Reports a security incident or suspicious activity
• Asks to harden their application
• Mentions OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, CVE, or security compliance
• Says: "check security", "fix vulnerability", "harden app", "investigate incident"
• Says (BM): "semak keselamatan", "betulkan vulnerability", "harden app", "investigate security issue"

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Pre-flight: Stack Detection

Before running any command, detect the project stack. Check for these files in order:

Indicator File(s)	Stack	Dependency Audit Command
composer.json + artisan	Laravel/PHP	composer audit
composer.json (no artisan)	PHP (Symfony, etc.)	composer audit
package.json + next.config.*	Next.js	npm audit / yarn audit
package.json + nuxt.config.*	Nuxt.js	npm audit / yarn audit
package.json (Express/Fastify/Nest)	Node.js	npm audit / yarn audit / pnpm audit
requirements.txt / pyproject.toml / Pipfile	Python	pip audit / safety check
manage.py + settings.py	Django	pip audit
Gemfile	Ruby/Rails	bundle audit check --update
go.mod	Go	govulncheck ./...
Cargo.toml	Rust	cargo audit
pom.xml / build.gradle	Java/Spring	mvn dependency-check:check / gradle dependencyCheckAnalyze
*.csproj / *.sln	.NET	dotnet list package --vulnerable

Once detected, gather stack-specific context:

Laravel/PHP

• Read composer.json for versions and packages
• Check for Sanctum/Passport/Fortify auth
• Read .env.example, config/session.php, config/cors.php
• Check bootstrap/app.php or app/Http/Kernel.php middleware

Node.js (Express/Fastify/Nest)

• Read package.json for dependencies
• Check for helmet, cors, express-rate-limit, csrf packages
• Read .env handling (dotenv, config module)
• Check middleware registration

Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI)

• Read requirements.txt / pyproject.toml for dependencies
• Check settings.py (Django) or app config (Flask/FastAPI)
• Look for SECURE_* settings (Django), talisman (Flask)
• Check middleware/authentication configuration

Ruby/Rails

• Read Gemfile for dependencies
• Check config/environments/production.rb security settings
• Look for rack-attack, devise, brakeman gems
• Check config/initializers/ for security configs

Go / Rust / Java / .NET

• Read dependency manifest for versions
• Check for known security middleware/libraries
• Identify auth implementation pattern
• Review configuration files

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1. /soc triage — Security Alert Triage

Scan the codebase and categorize all security findings.

Steps

1. Accept input: The user may provide specific files, log entries, or say "scan everything"
2. Detect stack using Pre-flight rules above
3. Scan the codebase using detection patterns from references/vulnerability-patterns.md:
   • Select the grep patterns for the detected stack
   • Check configuration files for misconfigurations
   • Run the appropriate dependency audit command
   • Check environment files for insecure defaults
4. Assess each finding:
   • Assign severity: P1 (Critical), P2 (High), P3 (Medium), P4 (Low)
   • Map to MITRE ATT&CK technique using references/mitre-attack-mapping.md
   • Categorize by OWASP Top 10 category
   • Identify affected file(s) and line number(s)
5. Output a triage table:

## Security Triage Report

**Date:** [Date]
**Stack:** [Detected stack and version]
**Scope:** [What was scanned]
**Total Findings:** [N]

| # | Finding | Severity | OWASP Category | MITRE ATT&CK | File(s) | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL injection in user query | P1 | A03 Injection | T1190 | src/controllers/user.js:45 | Remediate |
| 2 | Missing CSRF protection | P2 | A01 Broken Access | T1185 | templates/payment.html:12 | Remediate |

6. Ask the user: "Want me to investigate any of these deeper with /soc investigate, or fix them directly with /soc remediate?"

Triage Priority Rules

• P1 — Fix immediately: RCE, SQL injection, auth bypass, data breach, exposed secrets
• P2 — Fix within 24 hours: XSS, CSRF, SSRF, access control bypass, mass assignment
• P3 — Fix within 1 week: Open redirect, info disclosure, weak crypto, missing headers
• P4 — Fix in next sprint: Verbose errors, minor misconfig, missing best practices

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2. /soc investigate — Deep Investigation

Deep-dive into a specific finding or suspicious indicator.

Steps

1. Accept the target: A specific finding from triage, a suspicious log entry, or a reported anomaly
2. Trace the attack path:
   • Follow data flow from user input (request) to vulnerable sink (query, output, command)
   • Map the full request lifecycle through the framework's routing/middleware/handler chain
   • Identify all points where input could be sanitized but isn't
3. Correlate across the codebase:
   • Search for the same vulnerable pattern in other files
   • Check if the vulnerability exists in other handlers, routes, or templates
   • Look for related security weaknesses that compound the risk
4. Identify root cause:
   • Is it a missing validation? Wrong function? Misconfiguration? Design flaw?
   • Check git blame to understand when and why the vulnerable code was introduced
5. Assess blast radius:
   • What data could an attacker access from this entry point?
   • What other systems or services could be reached?
   • Are there privilege escalation paths from this vulnerability?
6. Document using MITRE ATT&CK kill chain:
   • Initial Access → Execution → Persistence → Privilege Escalation → Impact
7. Output an investigation report:

## Investigation Report

**Finding:** [Title]
**Stack:** [Detected stack]
**Severity:** [P1-P4]
**MITRE ATT&CK:** [Technique chain]

### Attack Path
1. Attacker sends [request] to [endpoint]
2. Input reaches [function] at [file:line] without [sanitization]
3. [Vulnerability] allows attacker to [action]

### Root Cause
[Explanation of why the vulnerability exists]

### Blast Radius
- [Data/systems at risk]
- [Privilege escalation paths]

### Related Findings
- [Other instances of the same pattern]

### Recommendation
[Specific fix with code reference]

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3. /soc respond — Incident Response

Handle active security incidents through containment, eradication, and recovery.

Steps

1. Determine incident phase and act accordingly:

Phase 1: Identification

• Confirm the incident is real (not a false positive)
• Determine scope: what systems, data, and users are affected
• Classify severity using triage rules

Phase 2: Containment (Immediate)

Apply containment actions appropriate to the detected stack:

Scenario	Containment Action
Compromised endpoint	Disable the route, return 503, or add maintenance mode
Compromised credentials	Revoke all active sessions/tokens, invalidate API keys
Active exploitation	Block attacker IP via middleware, WAF, or firewall rule
Data exfiltration	Disable affected API endpoints, revoke access tokens
Web shell / backdoor	Remove the file, check for persistence mechanisms
Compromised admin account	Force password reset, revoke sessions, disable 2FA temporarily

Stack-specific containment examples:

<details> <summary>Laravel/PHP</summary>

// Emergency: Disable a route
Route::any('/compromised-endpoint', fn () => abort(503, 'Under maintenance'));

// Revoke all sessions
DB::table('sessions')->truncate();

// Block IP via middleware
public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
{
    $blockedIps = cache()->get('blocked_ips', []);
    if (in_array($request->ip(), $blockedIps)) { abort(403); }
    return $next($request);
}

</details> <details> <summary>Node.js/Express</summary>

// Emergency: Disable a route
app.all('/compromised-endpoint', (req, res) => res.status(503).send('Under maintenance'));

// Revoke all sessions (Redis store)
const redisClient = req.app.get('redisClient');
await redisClient.flushDb();

// Block IP via middleware
const blockedIps = new Set(await cache.get('blocked_ips') || []);
app.use((req, res, next) => {
    if (blockedIps.has(req.ip)) return res.status(403).end();
    next();
});

</details> <details> <summary>Python/Django</summary>

# Emergency: Disable a view
from django.http import HttpResponse
def compromised_view(request):
    return HttpResponse('Under maintenance', status=503)

# Revoke all sessions
from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session
Session.objects.all().delete()

# Block IP via middleware
class BlockIPMiddleware:
    def __init__(self, get_response):
        self.get_response = get_response
    def __call__(self, request):
        blocked = cache.get('blocked_ips', [])
        if request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in blocked:
            return HttpResponseForbidden()
        return self.get_response(request)

</details>

Phase 3: Eradication

• Fix the vulnerability using /soc remediate workflow
• Remove any artifacts left by the attacker (web shells, unauthorized accounts, modified files)
• Check git status for unauthorized file changes
• Rotate all potentially compromised secrets (app keys, API keys, database passwords)

# Check for unauthorized file changes
git status
git diff

# Search for web shells / backdoors (adapt patterns to your stack)
grep -rl "eval\|base64_decode\|exec\|child_process\|subprocess" .

Phase 4: Recovery

• Deploy the fix to production
• Verify the fix works (run /soc remediate verification steps)
• Monitor for recurrence (check logs for similar patterns)
• Re-enable any disabled services
• Notify affected users if data was compromised

Phase 5: Lessons Learned

• Generate a post-mortem using /soc report
• Create action items to prevent recurrence
• Update security monitoring for the attack pattern

2. Output an incident response checklist with checkboxes for each action taken

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4. /soc remediate — Fix Vulnerabilities in Code

This is the core differentiator. The SOC analyst doesn't just report — it writes the fix.

Steps

1. Identify the vulnerability class using references/vulnerability-patterns.md
2. Read the affected file(s) — understand the full context around the vulnerable code
3. Look up the fix in references/remediation-playbooks.md for the detected stack
4. Apply the fix:
   • Edit the file to replace vulnerable code with secure code
   • Add any required middleware, validation, or configuration
   • Create authorization guards if access control is missing
   • Add input validation if missing
5. Show before/after — explain what was changed and why
6. Add regression test — write a test using the project's testing framework that verifies the fix
7. Run quality checks — suggest running the project's linter/type checker after fixes

Vulnerability Fix Quick Reference (Stack-Agnostic)

Vulnerability	Primary Fix	Additional Hardening
SQL Injection	Parameterized queries / ORM	Input validation layer
XSS	Output encoding / auto-escaping templates	CSP header
CSRF	CSRF tokens / SameSite cookies	Double-submit cookie pattern
Broken Auth	Rate limiting, session regeneration	Password policy, MFA
Broken Access Control	Authorization middleware/guards	Scoped queries, RBAC
Mass Assignment	Allowlist fields / DTOs	Validation layer
Insecure Deserialization	JSON over native serialization	Type-safe parsing
File Upload	MIME validation, safe filenames	Store outside webroot
Command Injection	Safe APIs (no shell), argument escaping	Allowlist validation
Path Traversal	Basename extraction, storage abstraction	Filename allowlist
Open Redirect	Relative path validation	Host allowlist
SSRF	Private IP blocking, scheme validation	Domain allowlist
Config Misconfig	Disable debug, secure env vars	Security headers
Data Exposure	Hidden fields, safe logging	Encryption at rest

Fix Workflow Per Vulnerability

For each vulnerability found:

1. READ the vulnerable file
2. IDENTIFY the exact vulnerable code and its context
3. APPLY the stack-appropriate fix from remediation-playbooks.md
4. VERIFY the fix doesn't break functionality
5. WRITE a regression test using the project's test framework
6. EXPLAIN what was fixed and why

Test Framework Selection

Stack	Test Framework	Test Runner
Laravel/PHP	Pest / PHPUnit	php artisan test
Node.js	Jest / Vitest / Mocha	npm test
Python/Django	pytest / unittest	pytest / python manage.py test
Ruby/Rails	RSpec / Minitest	bundle exec rspec / rails test
Go	testing (stdlib)	go test ./...
Rust	built-in tests	cargo test
Java/Spring	JUnit / TestNG	mvn test / gradle test
.NET	xUnit / NUnit	dotnet test

Important Rules

• Always show the diff — the user must see what changed
• Never break functionality — the fix must preserve the original behavior while removing the vulnerability
• Explain the "why" — don't just fix, teach why it was vulnerable
• One fix at a time — apply and verify each fix individually, don't batch blindly
• Test the fix — every remediation should include a regression test in the project's test framework
• Use idiomatic fixes — use the framework's built-in security features, not generic workarounds

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5. /soc harden — Proactive Security Hardening

Systematically improve the application's security posture.

Steps

1. Detect stack and select the appropriate checklist sections from references/hardening-checklist.md

2. Run through all applicable categories:

   • Environment & Secrets (all stacks)
   • Security Headers (all web stacks)
   • Authentication & Sessions (all stacks)
   • Authorization & Access Control (all stacks)
   • Input Validation (all stacks)
   • Database Security (stacks with DB)
   • Dependency Security (all stacks)
   • File System Security (all stacks)
   • Logging & Monitoring (all stacks)
   • Deployment Security (all stacks)

3. For each category:

   • Read the relevant configuration files and code
   • Check each item against the checklist
   • Mark as passed or failed
   • For failures, determine the stack-appropriate fix

4. Run dependency audit using the detected stack's command:

# PHP
composer audit

# Node.js
npm audit  # or yarn audit / pnpm audit

# Python
pip audit  # or safety check

# Ruby
bundle audit check --update

# Go
govulncheck ./...

# Rust
cargo audit

# Java
mvn dependency-check:check

# .NET
dotnet list package --vulnerable

5. Output a hardening scorecard:

   • Score per category (X/Y checks passed)
   • Overall score and percentage
   • Critical findings listed first
   • Prioritized recommendations

6. Apply security headers if not present — using the stack's idiomatic approach (middleware, config, etc.)

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6. /soc report — Security Reporting

Generate structured security documents.

Steps

1. Determine report type based on context:

Context	Report Type	Template
After /soc triage or /soc harden	Security Audit Report	Template 1
During/after incident response	Incident Report	Template 2
After incident resolution	Post-Mortem	Template 3
Single vulnerability deep-dive	Vulnerability Report	Template 4

2. Gather data from the current session:

   • Detected stack and version
   • Findings from triage
   • Investigation results
   • Incident timeline
   • Remediation actions taken
   • Hardening scorecard

3. Generate the report using templates from references/incident-report-templates.md

4. Output location: Write to security/ directory in the project root:

   • security/audit-report-YYYY-MM-DD.md
   • security/incident-INC-YYYY-NNN.md
   • security/post-mortem-YYYY-MM-DD.md
   • security/vuln-VULN-YYYY-NNN.md

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Writing Rules

1. Be specific — always include file paths and line numbers
2. Show evidence — include the vulnerable code snippet
3. Fix, don't just report — the /soc remediate command writes actual code fixes
4. Explain the "why" — every finding should explain the risk, not just the technical flaw
5. Bilingual support — respond in the user's language (English or Bahasa Malaysia)
6. Before/after — every fix shows the vulnerable code and the remediated code
7. Test coverage — every fix includes a regression test in the project's test framework
8. No false alarms — verify findings before reporting; check if the code path is reachable
9. Prioritize — always output findings sorted by severity (P1 first)
10. Use idiomatic code — fixes must use the framework's native security features, not generic workarounds

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Reference Files

File	Read When
references/vulnerability-patterns.md	Triaging or investigating — multi-stack detection catalog with code signatures, severity, and MITRE mapping
references/remediation-playbooks.md	Remediating — stack-specific fix procedures with before/after code and test examples
references/mitre-attack-mapping.md	Triaging or investigating — map findings to MITRE ATT&CK techniques for web applications
references/hardening-checklist.md	Hardening — stack-adaptive security checklist across 10 categories
references/incident-report-templates.md	Reporting — markdown templates for audit reports, incident reports, post-mortems, and vulnerability reports