senior-secops

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name: senior-secops
description: Comprehensive SecOps skill for application security, vulnerability management, compliance, and secure development practices. Includes security scanning, vulnerability assessment, compliance checking, and security automation. Use when implementing security controls, conducting security audits, responding to vulnerabilities, or ensuring compliance requirements.
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# 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` | Output results as JSON |
| `--output, -o` | Write results to file |

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

### compliance_checker.py

| Option | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `target` | Directory to check |
| `--framework, -f` | Framework: soc2, pci-dss, hipaa, gdpr, all |
| `--verbose, -v` | Show checks as they run |
| `--json` | Output results as JSON |
| `--output, -o` | Write results to file |

**Exit Codes:**
- `0`: Compliant (90%+ score)
- `1`: Non-compliant (50-69% score)
- `2`: Critical gaps (<50% score)

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## Security Standards

### OWASP Top 10 Prevention

| Vulnerability | Prevention |
|--------------|------------|
| **A01: Broken Access Control** | Implement RBAC, deny by default, validate permissions server-side |
| **A02: Cryptographic Failures** | Use TLS 1.2+, AES-256 encryption, secure key management |
| **A03: Injection** | Parameterized queries, input validation, escape output |
| **A04: Insecure Design** | Threat modeling, secure design patterns, defense in depth |
| **A05: Security Misconfiguration** | Hardening guides, remove defaults, disable unused features |
| **A06: Vulnerable Components** | Dependency scanning, automated updates, SBOM |
| **A07: Authentication Failures** | MFA, rate limiting, secure password storage |
| **A08: Data Integrity Failures** | Code signing, integrity checks, secure CI/CD |
| **A09: Security Logging Failures** | Comprehensive audit logs, SIEM integration, alerting |
| **A10: SSRF** | URL validation, allowlist

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