It’s been a bit longer than I like between posts, it’s definitely been busy here in the Pacific Northwest. I like to keep a running list of possible toolsmith topics, and I spotted Sooty back in December 2019, back in the good old days before our current pandemic and political mayhem. Sooty was developed with the intent of helping SOC analysts automate parts of their work flow. Sooty serves to perform the more mundane and routine checks SOC analysts typically undertake with the hope of freeing the analyst to conduct deeper analysis in a more efficient and timely manner. [Read More]