SIEM Implementation with Wazuh: From Deployment to Detection
1. Introduction SIEM implementation with Wazuh has become the natural entry point for any team that wants to move from scattered monitoring to a functional Security Operations Center (SOC). Wazuh combines in a single open source platform event correlation, host-based intrusion detection (HIDS), file integrity monitoring and active response, all with zero license cost and a reasonable learning curve. In this article we perform a complete lab of SIEM implementation with Wazuh on an Ubuntu Server 22.04 environment, starting from scratch: we deploy the full stack with Docker Compose, integrate Windows and Linux agents, define custom rules and automate the …

