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performing-cloud-log-forensics-with-athena

Uses AWS Athena to query CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, S3 access logs, and ALB logs for forensic investigation. Covers CREATE TABLE DDL with partition projection, forensic SQL queries for detecting unauthorized access, data exfiltration, lateral movement, and privilege escalation. Use when investigating AWS security incidents or building cloud-native forensic workflows at scale.

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Installation and usage

Uses AWS Athena to query CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, S3 access logs, and ALB logs for forensic investigation. Covers CREATE TABLE DDL with partition projection, forensic SQL queries for detecting unauthorized access, data exfiltration, lateral movement, and privilege escalation. Use when investigating AWS security incidents or building cloud-native forensic workflows at scale.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use performing-cloud-log-forensics-with-athena