Sentinel Security Platform

Sentinel is an enterprise-grade Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform designed specifically for startups. It offers real-time threat detection, automated response capabilities, forensic investigation tools, and threat intelligence—all available for free as open-source software.

Why Choose Sentinel?

Competitive Edge

• Comprehensive Detection: Achieve the same detection capabilities as high-cost solutions such as Splunk, but without the hefty price tag (which can reach up to $150,000 per year).
• Inclusive Features: Unlike competitors that charge extra for response automation, forensics, and threat intelligence, Sentinel provides these essential features at no cost—all in a consolidated package.
• Rapid Deployment: Get from zero to operational in just 5 minutes, contrasting with lengthy multi-week setups typical of other solutions like Splunk.

Key Features

1. Real-time Threat Detection

   • Detects various threats such as brute force attacks, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and service degradation.
   • Supports over 7 log formats and recognizes temporal patterns, providing insights into multi-stage attacks.

   • Brute force attacks
   • Lateral movement
   • Privilege escalation
   • Port scanning
   • Service degradation
   

2. Automated Response (SOAR)

   • Immediate actions include blocking malicious IPs, creating Jira tickets, and sending Slack alerts, all accomplished in under 1 second.

   ✅ Block malicious IPs instantly
   ✅ Create Jira tickets
   ✅ Send Slack alerts
   ✅ Maintain audit trail
   

3. Forensics Investigation

   • Post-breach, Sentinel provides an event timeline, detects the attack chain, collects evidence, and generates investigation reports to help answer critical questions.

   📅 Event timeline
   ⛓️ Attack chain detection
   🔬 Evidence collection
   📋 Investigation reports
   

4. Threat Intelligence

   • Features include IP reputation checking with VirusTotal integration, covering over 93 vendors, and caching for performance.

   • VirusTotal integration
   • 93+ vendor coverage
   • Malicious/safe indicator
   • Threat type classification
   

5. Enterprise Features

   • Sentinel supports a multi-tenant architecture, role-based access control, a comprehensive REST API, and a professional dashboard.

   ✅ Multi-tenant architecture
   ✅ Role-based access control
   ✅ REST API (15+ endpoints)
   ✅ Professional dashboard
   ✅ JWT authentication
   

Performance Metrics

• Detection Speed: Less than 100 ms
• Response Speed: Under 1 second
• Forensics Analysis: Achieved in under 2 seconds
• Log Processing: Can handle up to 1000 events per second
• Storage Efficiency: Maintains logs for over 100 days at a rate of 1000 events per day.

Architecture Overview

The architecture leverages a streamlined flow that enables efficient processing, detection, alert generation, and response automation, culminating in effective threat management for organizations.

Use Cases

• Brute Force Attack Scenarios: Automated blocking and alerting mechanisms to stop threats in under a second.
• Lateral Movement Detection: Quickly identify attack progressions with detailed investigation capabilities to enhance response times.
• IP Reputation Checks: Utilize integrated threat intelligence to assess risks before engaging with unknown IPs.

Quick Start

Ready to get started? Clone the repository and follow the streamlined instructions to deploy Sentinel within minutes. Utilize API endpoints for analyzing logs, managing threats, and automating responses efficiently.

Conclusion

Sentinel embodies the philosophy that robust security solutions should be accessible without the need for excessive budgets. This project is a dedicated effort to ensure that startups receive enterprise-grade protection, turning sophisticated security features into a practical reality.

Documentation for API usage is readily available in the code comments, making it easy to implement and customize as per user requirements.