senior-secops

What this skill does

# Senior SecOps Engineer

Complete toolkit for Security Operations including vulnerability management, compliance verification, secure coding practices, and security automation.

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## Table of Contents

- [Trigger Terms](#trigger-terms)
- [Core Capabilities](#core-capabilities)
- [Workflows](#workflows)
- [Tool Reference](#tool-reference)
- [Security Standards](#security-standards)
- [Compliance Frameworks](#compliance-frameworks)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

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## Trigger Terms

Use this skill when you encounter:

| Category | Terms |
|----------|-------|
| **Vulnerability Management** | CVE, CVSS, vulnerability scan, security patch, dependency audit, npm audit, pip-audit |
| **OWASP Top 10** | injection, XSS, CSRF, broken authentication, security misconfiguration, sensitive data exposure |
| **Compliance** | SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, compliance audit, security controls, access control |
| **Secure Coding** | input validation, output encoding, parameterized queries, prepared statements, sanitization |
| **Secrets Management** | API key, secrets vault, environment variables, HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager |
| **Authentication** | JWT, OAuth, MFA, 2FA, TOTP, password hashing, bcrypt, argon2, session management |
| **Security Testing** | SAST, DAST, penetration test, security scan, Snyk, Semgrep, CodeQL, Trivy |
| **Incident Response** | security incident, breach notification, incident response, forensics, containment |
| **Network Security** | TLS, HTTPS, HSTS, CSP, CORS, security headers, firewall rules, WAF |
| **Infrastructure Security** | container security, Kubernetes security, IAM, least privilege, zero trust |
| **Cryptography** | encryption at rest, encryption in transit, AES-256, RSA, key management, KMS |
| **Monitoring** | security monitoring, SIEM, audit logging, intrusion detection, anomaly detection |

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## Core Capabilities

### 1. Security Scanner

Scan source code for security vulnerabilities including hardcoded secrets, SQL injection, XSS, command injection, and path traversal.

```bash
# Scan project for security issues
python scripts/security_scanner.py /path/to/project

# Filter by severity
python scripts/security_scanner.py /path/to/project --severity high

# JSON output for CI/CD
python scripts/security_scanner.py /path/to/project --json --output report.json
```

**Detects:**
- Hardcoded secrets (API keys, passwords, AWS credentials, GitHub tokens, private keys)
- SQL injection patterns (string concatenation, f-strings, template literals)
- XSS vulnerabilities (innerHTML assignment, unsafe DOM manipulation, React unsafe patterns)
- Command injection (shell=True, exec, eval with user input)
- Path traversal (file operations with user input)

### 2. Vulnerability Assessor

Scan dependencies for known CVEs across npm, Python, and Go ecosystems.

```bash
# Assess project dependencies
python scripts/vulnerability_assessor.py /path/to/project

# Critical/high only
python scripts/vulnerability_assessor.py /path/to/project --severity high

# Export vulnerability report
python scripts/vulnerability_assessor.py /path/to/project --json --output vulns.json
```

**Scans:**
- `package.json` and `package-lock.json` (npm)
- `requirements.txt` and `pyproject.toml` (Python)
- `go.mod` (Go)

**Output:**
- CVE IDs with CVSS scores
- Affected package versions
- Fixed versions for remediation
- Overall risk score (0-100)

### 3. Compliance Checker

Verify security compliance against SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR frameworks.

```bash
# Check all frameworks
python scripts/compliance_checker.py /path/to/project

# Specific framework
python scripts/compliance_checker.py /path/to/project --framework soc2
python scripts/compliance_checker.py /path/to/project --framework pci-dss
python scripts/compliance_checker.py /path/to/project --framework hipaa
python scripts/compliance_checker.py /path/to/project --framework gdpr

# Export compliance report
python scripts/compliance_checker.py /path/to/project --json --output compliance.json
```

**Verifies:**
- Access control implementation
- Encryption at rest and in transit
- Audit logging
- Authentication strength (MFA, password hashing)
- Security documentation
- CI/CD security controls

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## Workflows

### Workflow 1: Security Audit

Complete security assessment of a codebase.

```bash
# Step 1: Scan for code vulnerabilities
python scripts/security_scanner.py . --severity medium

# Step 2: Check dependency vulnerabilities
python scripts/vulnerability_assessor.py . --severity high

# Step 3: Verify compliance controls
python scripts/compliance_checker.py . --framework all

# Step 4: Generate combined report
python scripts/security_scanner.py . --json --output security.json
python scripts/vulnerability_assessor.py . --json --output vulns.json
python scripts/compliance_checker.py . --json --output compliance.json
```

### Workflow 2: CI/CD Security Gate

Integrate security checks into deployment pipeline.

```yaml
# .github/workflows/security.yml
name: Security Scan

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main, develop]

jobs:
  security-scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Security Scanner
        run: python scripts/security_scanner.py . --severity high

      - name: Vulnerability Assessment
        run: python scripts/vulnerability_assessor.py . --severity critical

      - name: Compliance Check
        run: python scripts/compliance_checker.py . --framework soc2
```

### Workflow 3: CVE Triage

Respond to a new CVE affecting your application.

```
1. ASSESS (0-2 hours)
   - Identify affected systems using vulnerability_assessor.py
   - Check if CVE is being actively exploited
   - Determine CVSS environmental score for your context

2. PRIORITIZE
   - Critical (CVSS 9.0+, internet-facing): 24 hours
   - High (CVSS 7.0-8.9): 7 days
   - Medium (CVSS 4.0-6.9): 30 days
   - Low (CVSS < 4.0): 90 days

3. REMEDIATE
   - Update affected dependency to fixed version
   - Run security_scanner.py to verify fix
   - Test for regressions
   - Deploy with enhanced monitoring

4. VERIFY
   - Re-run vulnerability_assessor.py
   - Confirm CVE no longer reported
   - Document remediation actions
```

### Workflow 4: Incident Response

Security incident handling procedure.

```
PHASE 1: DETECT & IDENTIFY (0-15 min)
- Alert received and acknowledged
- Initial severity assessment (SEV-1 to SEV-4)
- Incident commander assigned
- Communication channel established

PHASE 2: CONTAIN (15-60 min)
- Affected systems identified
- Network isolation if needed
- Credentials rotated if compromised
- Preserve evidence (logs, memory dumps)

PHASE 3: ERADICATE (1-4 hours)
- Root cause identified
- Malware/backdoors removed
- Vulnerabilities patched (run security_scanner.py)
- Systems hardened

PHASE 4: RECOVER (4-24 hours)
- Systems restored from clean backup
- Services brought back online
- Enhanced monitoring enabled
- User access restored

PHASE 5: POST-INCIDENT (24-72 hours)
- Incident timeline documented
- Root cause analysis complete
- Lessons learned documented
- Preventive measures implemented
- Stakeholder report delivered
```

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## Tool Reference

### security_scanner.py

| Option | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `target` | Directory or file to scan |
| `--severity, -s` | Minimum severity: critical, high, medium, low |
| `--verbose, -v` | Show files as they're scanned |
| `--json` | Output results as JSON |
| `--output, -o` | Write results to file |

**Exit Codes:**
- `0`: No critical/high findings
- `1`: High severity findings
- `2`: Critical severity findings

### vulnerability_assessor.py

| Option | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `target` | Directory containing dependency files |
| `--severity, -s` | Minimum severity: critical, high, medium, low |
| `--verbose, -v` | Show files as they're scanned |
| `--json` |