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Modern Security Operations Centers can no longer survive on manual workflows. Alert fatigue is real. Incidents move fast. Adversaries automate everything and SOC teams must do the same. Python for SOC Engineering is a practical, end-to-end guide to building real-world security automation across monitoring, detection, incident response, and threat intelligence using Python as the backbone. This book is written for SOC analysts, security engineers, blue teamers, and cybersecurity students who want to move beyond dashboards and alerts and start engineering scalable, reliable security operations. Rather than focusing on theory alone, this book walks you through how automation actually works inside a modern SOC, using clear explanations, production-minded design principles, and complete, working Python examples you can adapt immediately. What You'll LearnYou'll start by understanding why SOC automation matters, where it succeeds, and where it can go dangerously wrong. From there, you'll gradually build the technical skills needed to design safe, effective automation pipelines. Inside, you'll learn how to: Use Python to automate security monitoring and alert handling Reduce alert fatigue without losing visibility Build incident response workflows with human-in-the-loop approvals Create reusable playbooks and response pipelines Integrate SIEMs, ticketing systems, and security tools via APIs Consume and operationalize threat intelligence feeds Engineer detections as code and continuously improve them Measure SOC automation impact using real metrics like MTTR and analyst workload Design automation that is fault-tolerant, auditable, and secure Govern, maintain, and evolve automation in regulated environments Each concept is explained in plain language first, then reinforced with step-by-step Python implementations using modern, up-to-date libraries and practices. A Practical, Engineering-First ApproachThis is not a ""copy-paste scripts"" book. You'll learn: Why certain automation patterns work When automation should stop and hand control to humans How to design systems that don't break production environments What to measure to prove automation ROI to leadership Real SOC scenarios are used throughout - from alert enrichment and containment actions to ticket creation, detection testing, and workflow orchestration. Who This Book Is For SOC Analysts (Tier 1-3) Security Engineers & Blue Teamers Detection Engineers DevSecOps Professionals Cybersecurity Students transitioning into SOC roles No advanced Python background is required. If you understand basic Python concepts, this book will take you from script user to SOC automation engineer. Why This Book Is DifferentMost cybersecurity books stop at concepts. Most Python books ignore real SOC constraints. This book bridges both worlds. It teaches you how security operations actually run and how to automate them safely, responsibly, and at scale. If you're serious about building the next generation of SOC workflows, this book will become a long-term reference on your shelf.

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