50 Real-World Use Cases for Wazuh MCP Server: From SOC to DevSecOps
Introduction
The Wazuh MCP Server transforms security operations by enabling natural language interactions with security data. This comprehensive guide presents 50 real-world use cases with practical implementations, demonstrating how organizations leverage this technology across different security domains.
SOC Operations (Use Cases 1-10)
1. Alert Triage Automation
Challenge: SOC analysts receive thousands of alerts daily, leading to alert fatigue.
Solution:
async def automated_alert_triage(alert): """AI-powered alert triage with context enrichment"""
triage_query = f""" Analyze this security alert and provide: 1. True positive probability (0-100%) 2. MITRE ATT&CK mapping 3. Affected business assets 4. Similar historical incidents 5. Recommended response priority
Alert: {alert} """
result = await mcp_agent.query(triage_query)
if result['true_positive_probability'] > 80: await escalate_to_tier2(alert, result) elif result['true_positive_probability'] > 50: await assign_to_tier1(alert, result) else: await mark_as_false_positive(alert, result)
2. Shift Handover Intelligence
Challenge: Critical context lost during shift changes.
Solution:
async def generate_shift_handover(): """Generate comprehensive shift handover report"""
handover_query = """ Generate shift handover report for the last 8 hours: 1. Critical incidents and their current status 2. Ongoing investigations with next steps 3. Systems under monitoring 4. Pending actions requiring follow-up 5. Unusual patterns observed 6. Resource utilization and performance metrics """
report = await mcp_agent.query(handover_query) return format_handover_report(report)
3. Real-time Threat Intelligence Correlation
Challenge: Manual correlation of alerts with threat intelligence is time-consuming.
Solution:
async def correlate_with_threat_intel(indicator): """Correlate indicators with threat intelligence"""
correlation_query = f""" Check if {indicator} appears in any Wazuh agents: 1. Search for the indicator in network connections 2. Check process command lines 3. Look in file hashes 4. Search DNS queries 5. Check registry entries (Windows)
Provide: - Affected agents - First seen timestamp - Related activities - Confidence score """
matches = await mcp_agent.query(correlation_query)
if matches['affected_agents']: await create_incident_from_ioc(indicator, matches)
4. Automated Playbook Execution
Challenge: Manual execution of response playbooks is slow and error-prone.
Solution:
class PlaybookExecutor: async def execute_ransomware_playbook(self, agent_id): """Execute ransomware response playbook"""
steps = [ "Isolate the affected agent from network", "Identify ransomware process and kill it", "Check for lateral movement to other agents", "Identify encrypted files and backup status", "Collect forensic artifacts", "Check for data exfiltration indicators", "Generate incident report with timeline" ]
results = [] for step in steps: result = await mcp_agent.query(f"{step} for agent {agent_id}") results.append(result)
if "critical" in result.lower(): await escalate_to_management(results)
return compile_playbook_results(results)
5. Security Posture Dashboard
Challenge: Getting real-time security posture visibility across the infrastructure.
Solution:
async def generate_security_dashboard(): """Generate real-time security posture metrics"""
metrics_queries = { "agent_health": "Count agents by status (active, disconnected, pending)", "critical_vulns": "List agents with critical vulnerabilities", "compliance_score": "Calculate overall compliance percentage", "threat_level": "Assess current threat level based on recent alerts", "patch_status": "Show patch compliance across all systems", "suspicious_activity": "Identify top 5 suspicious activities in last hour" }
dashboard_data = {} for metric, query in metrics_queries.items(): dashboard_data[metric] = await mcp_agent.query(query)
return render_dashboard(dashboard_data)
6. User Behavior Analytics
Challenge: Detecting insider threats and compromised accounts.
Solution:
async def analyze_user_behavior(username): """Analyze user behavior for anomalies"""
behavior_query = f""" Analyze behavior for user {username} over the last 7 days: 1. Login patterns (time, location, frequency) 2. Accessed resources and data volumes 3. Executed commands and processes 4. Network connections established 5. File operations (especially on sensitive data)
Compare with baseline and identify: - Deviation score from normal behavior - Suspicious activities - Risk indicators """
analysis = await mcp_agent.query(behavior_query)
if analysis['deviation_score'] > 75: await trigger_user_investigation(username, analysis)
7. Automated IOC Sweep
Challenge: Manually searching for IOCs across thousands of endpoints.
Solution:
async def ioc_sweep(ioc_list): """Sweep infrastructure for indicators of compromise"""
sweep_results = []
for ioc in ioc_list: sweep_query = f""" Search all agents for IOC: {ioc['value']} Type: {ioc['type']}
Check in: - Running processes - Network connections - File system - Registry (Windows) - Scheduled tasks - Service configurations
Return: agent_id, location_found, context """
result = await mcp_agent.query(sweep_query)
if result['found']: sweep_results.append({ 'ioc': ioc, 'findings': result['findings'], 'severity': calculate_severity(result) })
return generate_ioc_sweep_report(sweep_results)
8. Capacity Planning Intelligence
Challenge: Predicting resource needs for security infrastructure.
Solution:
async def capacity_planning_analysis(): """Analyze capacity trends and predict future needs"""
capacity_query = """ Analyze system capacity over the last 30 days: 1. Agent count growth rate 2. Event volume trends 3. Storage consumption rate 4. Processing time patterns 5. Network bandwidth utilization
Predict for next 90 days: - Expected agent count - Storage requirements - Processing capacity needs - Recommended infrastructure changes """
analysis = await mcp_agent.query(capacity_query) return generate_capacity_report(analysis)
9. Security Metrics Reporting
Challenge: Manual compilation of security metrics for management.
Solution:
async def generate_executive_metrics(): """Generate executive security metrics"""
metrics_query = """ Generate executive security report for last month:
KPIs: - Mean time to detect (MTTD) - Mean time to respond (MTTR) - Alert volume and trends - False positive rate - Coverage gaps identified
Incidents: - Total incidents by severity - Resolution status - Root causes
Compliance: - Compliance score by framework - Failed controls - Remediation progress """
metrics = await mcp_agent.query(metrics_query) return format_executive_report(metrics)
10. Automated Threat Briefing
Challenge: Keeping teams informed about emerging threats.
Solution:
async def daily_threat_briefing(): """Generate daily threat intelligence briefing"""
briefing_query = """ Generate threat briefing for the last 24 hours:
1. New threats detected in environment 2. Suspicious patterns identified 3. Failed attack attempts 4. Vulnerability discoveries 5. External threat landscape changes 6. Recommended defensive actions
Prioritize by business impact """
briefing = await mcp_agent.query(briefing_query) await distribute_threat_briefing(briefing)
Incident Response (Use Cases 11-20)
11. Ransomware Attack Response
Challenge: Rapid response to ransomware infections.
Solution:
async def ransomware_response(infected_agent): """Comprehensive ransomware incident response"""
response_queries = [ f"Immediately isolate agent {infected_agent} from network", f"Identify ransomware process on {infected_agent} and terminate", f"Find all files modified in last hour on {infected_agent}", f"Check for lateral movement from {infected_agent}", f"Identify data exfiltration from {infected_agent}", f"List all network connections from {infected_agent} in last 24h", f"Check for persistence mechanisms on {infected_agent}" ]
response_actions = [] for query in response_queries: result = await mcp_agent.query(query) response_actions.append(result)
# Check for spread if "lateral_movement" in str(result): await initiate_containment_protocol(result)
return compile_incident_report(response_actions)
12. Data Breach Investigation
Challenge: Determining scope and impact of data breaches.
Solution:
async def investigate_data_breach(breach_indicator): """Investigate potential data breach"""
investigation_query = f""" Investigate data breach related to {breach_indicator}:
1. Identify all agents that accessed sensitive data repositories 2. Find unusual data transfer patterns (size, destination, time) 3. Check for privilege escalation before data access 4. Identify staging directories used 5. Analyze compression/encryption of data before transfer 6. Timeline of all related events 7. Identify potential exfiltration methods used
Focus on last 30 days of activity """
investigation = await mcp_agent.query(investigation_query)
# Determine breach scope breach_scope = await determine_breach_scope(investigation)
# Generate breach notification requirements notification_requirements = await check_compliance_requirements(breach_scope)
return { 'investigation': investigation, 'scope': breach_scope, 'notifications_required': notification_requirements }
13. Malware Outbreak Containment
Challenge: Containing fast-spreading malware.
Solution:
async def contain_malware_outbreak(patient_zero): """Contain malware outbreak from patient zero"""
containment_strategy = f""" Starting from agent {patient_zero}, execute containment:
1. Map infection spread pattern 2. Identify all agents with similar IOCs 3. Isolate infected agents progressively 4. Identify and block C2 communications 5. Deploy signatures to uninfected agents 6. Monitor for new infections 7. Validate containment success """
containment_result = await mcp_agent.query(containment_strategy)
# Deploy countermeasures await deploy_malware_signatures(containment_result['iocs'])
# Monitor for reinfection await setup_continuous_monitoring(containment_result['affected_agents'])
return containment_result
14. APT Hunt Operations
Challenge: Detecting sophisticated APT activities.
Solution:
async def apt_hunt_operation(): """Hunt for Advanced Persistent Threats"""
apt_hunt_query = """ Hunt for APT indicators across all agents:
Techniques to check: 1. Living off the land binaries (LOLBins) abuse 2. Uncommon process trees 3. Memory-only malware indicators 4. Covert channels (DNS tunneling, steganography) 5. Timestomping and anti-forensics 6. Unusual service installations 7. Registry persistence mechanisms 8. WMI event subscriptions
Analyze patterns over 90 days for: - Low and slow exfiltration - Beacon patterns - Lateral movement chains """
apt_indicators = await mcp_agent.query(apt_hunt_query)
# Deep dive on suspicious findings for indicator in apt_indicators['suspicious_patterns']: await deep_forensic_analysis(indicator)
return generate_apt_hunt_report(apt_indicators)
15. Forensic Timeline Reconstruction
Challenge: Reconstructing attack timelines for forensics.
Solution:
async def reconstruct_attack_timeline(incident_id): """Reconstruct complete attack timeline"""
timeline_query = f""" Reconstruct timeline for incident {incident_id}:
1. Initial compromise vector and time 2. Privilege escalation events 3. Lateral movement sequence 4. Data access and staging 5. Exfiltration attempts 6. Persistence establishment 7. Cleanup attempts
Correlate: - Process creation events - Network connections - File modifications - Registry changes - Authentication events
Output: Chronological event sequence with evidence """
timeline = await mcp_agent.query(timeline_query)
# Generate forensic report forensic_report = create_forensic_timeline(timeline)
# Identify gaps in visibility visibility_gaps = identify_monitoring_gaps(timeline)
return { 'timeline': forensic_report, 'visibility_gaps': visibility_gaps, 'evidence_preserved': timeline['evidence'] }
16. Insider Threat Detection
Challenge: Identifying malicious insider activities.
Solution:
async def detect_insider_threat(risk_indicators): """Detect potential insider threats"""
insider_detection_query = """ Analyze for insider threat indicators:
User behavior analysis: 1. After-hours access to sensitive systems 2. Bulk data downloads 3. Access to systems outside job role 4. Use of unauthorized tools 5. Attempts to bypass security controls 6. Suspicious email patterns
System analysis: 1. Unauthorized privilege changes 2. Audit log tampering 3. Unusual peripheral device usage 4. Cloud storage uploads 5. Personal email usage on corporate systems
Risk scoring based on: - Frequency of suspicious activities - Sensitivity of accessed data - Deviation from peer group behavior """
threat_analysis = await mcp_agent.query(insider_detection_query)
high_risk_users = filter_high_risk(threat_analysis)
for user in high_risk_users: await initiate_user_monitoring(user) await notify_hr_security(user)
return threat_analysis
17. Zero-Day Exploit Response
Challenge: Responding to zero-day exploits without signatures.
Solution:
async def zero_day_response(anomaly_pattern): """Respond to potential zero-day exploit"""
zero_day_query = f""" Investigate potential zero-day based on pattern: {anomaly_pattern}
1. Identify all agents showing similar anomalies 2. Analyze process behavior before/after anomaly 3. Check for unusual memory patterns 4. Identify network callbacks 5. Look for privilege escalation 6. Check for code injection indicators 7. Analyze file system changes
Create behavioral signature for detection """
analysis = await mcp_agent.query(zero_day_query)
# Create custom detection rule detection_rule = await create_behavioral_rule(analysis)
# Deploy protective measures await deploy_zero_day_mitigation(analysis['affected_agents'])
# Share threat intelligence await share_threat_intelligence(analysis)
return analysis
18. Supply Chain Attack Detection
Challenge: Detecting compromised software in the supply chain.
Solution:
async def detect_supply_chain_attack(software_name): """Detect supply chain compromise"""
supply_chain_query = f""" Investigate potential supply chain attack for {software_name}:
1. List all agents with {software_name} installed 2. Check for unusual behavior after installation/update 3. Compare file hashes with known good versions 4. Analyze network connections from the software 5. Check for unexpected child processes 6. Look for registry/file modifications 7. Identify any backdoor indicators
Timeline analysis: - When was software installed/updated - What changed after installation - Correlation with security events """
investigation = await mcp_agent.query(supply_chain_query)
if investigation['compromise_indicators']: await quarantine_affected_systems(investigation['affected_agents']) await notify_software_vendor(software_name, investigation)
return investigation
19. Privilege Escalation Tracking
Challenge: Detecting and tracking privilege escalation attempts.
Solution:
async def track_privilege_escalation(): """Track privilege escalation across infrastructure"""
privesc_tracking_query = """ Monitor privilege escalation attempts:
Windows: 1. UAC bypass attempts 2. Token manipulation 3. Service privilege changes 4. Scheduled task abuse 5. DLL hijacking indicators
Linux: 1. Sudo configuration changes 2. SUID/SGID binary execution 3. Kernel exploit indicators 4. Container escapes 5. Capability abuse
Track: - Failed then successful attempts - Unusual privilege patterns - Service account abuse """
escalations = await mcp_agent.query(privesc_tracking_query)
for escalation in escalations['detected']: severity = assess_escalation_severity(escalation) if severity == 'critical': await immediate_response(escalation) else: await log_for_investigation(escalation)
return escalations
20. Incident Impact Assessment
Challenge: Quickly determining the business impact of incidents.
Solution:
async def assess_incident_impact(incident_data): """Assess business impact of security incident"""
impact_query = f""" Assess impact of incident: {incident_data}
Determine: 1. Affected business services 2. Number of users impacted 3. Data sensitivity exposed 4. Regulatory compliance implications 5. Financial exposure estimate 6. Reputation risk assessment 7. Recovery time estimate
Map to: - Business continuity plans - Critical asset inventory - Data classification """
impact_assessment = await mcp_agent.query(impact_query)
# Generate executive summary executive_summary = create_impact_summary(impact_assessment)
# Determine notification requirements notifications = determine_notifications(impact_assessment)
return { 'assessment': impact_assessment, 'executive_summary': executive_summary, 'required_notifications': notifications }
Threat Hunting (Use Cases 21-30)
21. Behavioral Anomaly Hunting
Challenge: Finding threats that bypass signature-based detection.
Solution:
async def hunt_behavioral_anomalies(): """Hunt based on behavioral anomalies"""
anomaly_hunt = """ Hunt for behavioral anomalies indicating compromise:
Process anomalies: - Rare process executions - Unusual parent-child relationships - Processes with no visible window - High entropy process names
Network anomalies: - Beaconing behavior - Data transfer to new destinations - Protocol misuse - DNS tunneling patterns
File system anomalies: - Mass file encryption - Unusual file extensions - Hidden file creation - Rapid file modifications
Score and prioritize findings """
anomalies = await mcp_agent.query(anomaly_hunt)
# Apply machine learning for pattern recognition ml_enhanced = await apply_ml_models(anomalies)
return prioritize_findings(ml_enhanced)
22. Threat Actor TTP Matching
Challenge: Identifying specific threat actor activities.
Solution:
async def match_threat_actor_ttps(actor_profile): """Match activities to known threat actor TTPs"""
ttp_matching_query = f""" Match environment activity to threat actor: {actor_profile['name']}
Known TTPs: {actor_profile['techniques']}
Search for: 1. Initial access methods used by actor 2. Specific tools and malware families 3. C2 infrastructure patterns 4. Lateral movement techniques 5. Data exfiltration methods 6. Persistence mechanisms
Calculate confidence score for actor attribution """
attribution = await mcp_agent.query(ttp_matching_query)
if attribution['confidence'] > 70: await activate_actor_specific_defenses(actor_profile)
return attribution
23. Memory-Based Threat Hunting
Challenge: Detecting fileless malware and memory-resident threats.
Solution:
async def hunt_memory_threats(): """Hunt for memory-based threats"""
memory_hunt_query = """ Hunt for memory-resident threats:
1. Process injection indicators 2. Reflective DLL injection 3. Process hollowing 4. Unusual memory allocations 5. RWX memory regions 6. Suspicious threads 7. Hook detection 8. Inline hooks and detours
Focus on: - Critical system processes - Browser processes - Security software
Analyze memory artifacts for: - Known malware signatures - Suspicious strings - Network indicators """
memory_threats = await mcp_agent.query(memory_hunt_query)
for threat in memory_threats['suspicious']: await capture_memory_dump(threat['agent'], threat['process']) await submit_for_deep_analysis(threat)
return memory_threats
24. Cloud Service Abuse Detection
Challenge: Detecting abuse of legitimate cloud services.
Solution:
async def detect_cloud_service_abuse(): """Detect abuse of legitimate cloud services"""
cloud_abuse_query = """ Detect abuse of cloud services for malicious purposes:
Services to monitor: 1. Cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive) 2. Code repositories (GitHub, GitLab) 3. Collaboration tools (Slack, Teams) 4. Cloud compute (AWS, Azure, GCP) 5. CDNs and hosting
Suspicious patterns: - Large data uploads to personal accounts - Use of cloud for C2 - Credential storage in cloud - Automated API abuse - Shadow IT usage
Correlate with: - User roles and permissions - Data classification - Time of activity """
cloud_abuse = await mcp_agent.query(cloud_abuse_query)
await enforce_cloud_access_policies(cloud_abuse['violations'])
return cloud_abuse
25. Cryptocurrency Mining Detection
Challenge: Detecting unauthorized cryptocurrency mining.
Solution:
async def detect_crypto_mining(): """Detect cryptocurrency mining activities"""
mining_detection_query = """ Detect cryptocurrency mining across infrastructure:
Indicators: 1. High CPU usage by unknown processes 2. Connections to mining pools 3. Known miner process names/hashes 4. GPU usage patterns 5. Specific network ports (Stratum protocol) 6. Mining-related command lines
Check for: - Browser-based mining scripts - Container-based miners - Disguised mining processes - Mining malware variants
Calculate: - Resource impact - Estimated costs - Infection timeline """
mining_activity = await mcp_agent.query(mining_detection_query)
for miner in mining_activity['detected']: await terminate_mining_process(miner) await block_mining_domains(miner['pools'])
return calculate_mining_impact(mining_activity)
26. Container Escape Detection
Challenge: Detecting container breakout attempts.
Solution:
async def detect_container_escapes(): """Detect container escape attempts"""
container_escape_query = """ Monitor for container escape indicators:
Techniques: 1. Privileged container abuse 2. Docker socket mounting 3. Kernel exploit attempts 4. Namespace manipulation 5. Cgroup escape attempts 6. Device mounting abuse
Suspicious activities: - Unexpected kernel module loading - Process running outside expected namespace - Privilege escalation within container - Host filesystem access - Network namespace changes
Check container runtime logs and host system """
escapes = await mcp_agent.query(container_escape_query)
for escape in escapes['attempts']: await isolate_container(escape['container_id']) await patch_vulnerability(escape['exploit_used'])
return escapes
27. DNS Tunneling Detection
Challenge: Detecting data exfiltration via DNS.
Solution:
async def detect_dns_tunneling(): """Detect DNS tunneling for data exfiltration"""
dns_tunnel_query = """ Detect DNS tunneling activity:
Patterns to identify: 1. High volume of DNS queries to single domain 2. Unusual query types (TXT, NULL, PRIVATE) 3. Long subdomain names 4. High entropy domain names 5. Query/response size anomalies 6. Non-standard DNS ports
Analyze: - Query frequency patterns - Data encoding in queries - Response patterns - Domain reputation
Calculate data transfer estimates """
dns_tunneling = await mcp_agent.query(dns_tunnel_query)
for tunnel in dns_tunneling['detected']: await block_dns_tunnel_domain(tunnel['domain']) await investigate_data_exfiltration(tunnel)
return dns_tunneling
28. Webshell Detection
Challenge: Finding hidden webshells on web servers.
Solution:
async def detect_webshells(): """Detect webshells on web servers"""
webshell_query = """ Hunt for webshells on all web servers:
File indicators: 1. Recently modified web files 2. Files with suspicious functions (eval, exec, system) 3. Obfuscated PHP/ASP/JSP code 4. Files in upload directories 5. Hidden or unusually named files
Behavioral indicators: 1. Web process spawning system commands 2. Unusual outbound connections from web service 3. File operations outside webroot 4. Database queries from uploaded files
Check common locations: - Upload directories - Temp folders - Image directories - Plugin/theme folders """
webshells = await mcp_agent.query(webshell_query)
for webshell in webshells['found']: await quarantine_webshell(webshell) await analyze_webshell_capabilities(webshell) await check_webshell_usage_logs(webshell)
return webshells
29. Lateral Movement Tracking
Challenge: Tracking lateral movement across the network.
Solution:
async def track_lateral_movement(): """Track lateral movement patterns"""
lateral_movement_query = """ Track lateral movement across infrastructure:
Authentication patterns: 1. Pass-the-hash/ticket attacks 2. Unusual authentication chains 3. Service account abuse 4. RDP/SSH/WinRM connections
Techniques: 1. PSExec and variants 2. WMI remote execution 3. Scheduled task creation 4. Service installation 5. Admin share access
Map movement: - Source and destination systems - Accounts used - Time patterns - Data accessed
Visualize attack path """
movement_data = await mcp_agent.query(lateral_movement_query)
attack_graph = build_attack_graph(movement_data)
# Identify and block attack paths critical_paths = identify_critical_paths(attack_graph) await block_lateral_movement_paths(critical_paths)
return { 'movement_data': movement_data, 'attack_graph': attack_graph, 'blocked_paths': critical_paths }
30. Living Off the Land Detection
Challenge: Detecting abuse of legitimate system tools.
Solution:
async def detect_lotl_techniques(): """Detect Living off the Land techniques"""
lotl_query = """ Detect Living off the Land (LOTL) techniques:
Monitor legitimate tools for abuse:
Windows: - PowerShell encoded commands - Certutil downloading files - Bitsadmin transfers - Rundll32 executing DLLs - Regsvr32 bypass techniques - Mshta executing scripts
Linux: - Curl/wget to suspicious domains - Python/Perl reverse shells - Netcat backdoors - Cron job abuse - Systemd timer abuse
Context analysis: - Parent process relationships - Command line arguments - Network connections - File operations """
lotl_activity = await mcp_agent.query(lotl_query)
for activity in lotl_activity['suspicious']: risk_score = calculate_lotl_risk(activity) if risk_score > 70: await investigate_lotl_activity(activity)
return lotl_activity
Compliance & Audit (Use Cases 31-40)
31. PCI DSS Compliance Monitoring
Challenge: Continuous PCI DSS compliance validation.
Solution:
async def monitor_pci_compliance(): """Monitor PCI DSS compliance requirements"""
pci_query = """ Validate PCI DSS compliance across cardholder environment:
Requirements check: 1. Firewall configuration (Req 1) 2. Default passwords changed (Req 2) 3. Cardholder data encryption (Req 3-4) 4. Anti-virus updates (Req 5) 5. Secure development (Req 6) 6. Access control (Req 7-9) 7. Network monitoring (Req 10) 8. Security testing (Req 11) 9. Security policies (Req 12)
Generate: - Compliance percentage - Failed controls - Remediation priorities - Evidence collection """
pci_status = await mcp_agent.query(pci_query)
# Generate compliance report report = generate_pci_report(pci_status)
# Auto-remediate where possible await auto_remediate_pci_failures(pci_status['failures'])
return report
32. HIPAA Security Audit
Challenge: Ensuring HIPAA security rule compliance.
Solution:
async def audit_hipaa_security(): """Audit HIPAA security rule compliance"""
hipaa_audit_query = """ Audit HIPAA Security Rule compliance:
Administrative Safeguards: 1. Access controls and authorization 2. Workforce training records 3. Access audit logs 4. Risk assessments
Physical Safeguards: 1. Facility access controls 2. Workstation security 3. Device and media controls
Technical Safeguards: 1. Access control systems 2. Audit logs and monitoring 3. Integrity controls 4. Transmission security (encryption)
Check for PHI exposure risks """
hipaa_audit = await mcp_agent.query(hipaa_audit_query)
# Identify PHI exposure risks phi_risks = await identify_phi_exposure(hipaa_audit)
if phi_risks['critical']: await immediate_phi_protection(phi_risks)
return generate_hipaa_report(hipaa_audit, phi_risks)
33. GDPR Data Protection Monitoring
Challenge: Ensuring GDPR compliance for data protection.
Solution:
async def monitor_gdpr_compliance(): """Monitor GDPR data protection compliance"""
gdpr_query = """ Monitor GDPR compliance requirements:
1. Personal data inventory and mapping 2. Consent management validation 3. Data retention policy enforcement 4. Right to erasure implementation 5. Data portability capabilities 6. Privacy by design validation 7. Data breach detection (<72 hours) 8. Cross-border transfer controls 9. Processor agreement compliance 10. Data protection impact assessments
Identify: - Unauthorized data access - Data retention violations - Unencrypted personal data - Third-party sharing without consent """
gdpr_status = await mcp_agent.query(gdpr_query)
# Check for potential breaches breach_risk = await assess_breach_notification_requirement(gdpr_status)
if breach_risk['requires_notification']: await initiate_gdpr_breach_protocol(breach_risk)
return gdpr_status
34. SOC 2 Continuous Monitoring
Challenge: Maintaining SOC 2 compliance evidence.
Solution:
async def soc2_continuous_monitoring(): """Continuous SOC 2 compliance monitoring"""
soc2_query = """ Monitor SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria:
Security: - Access controls effectiveness - System monitoring and alerting - Incident response procedures
Availability: - System uptime metrics - Disaster recovery testing - Performance monitoring
Processing Integrity: - Data validation controls - Error handling procedures
Confidentiality: - Data encryption status - Access restrictions
Privacy: - Personal information handling - Consent management
Collect evidence for audit """
soc2_evidence = await mcp_agent.query(soc2_query)
# Store evidence for audit await store_audit_evidence(soc2_evidence)
# Identify control gaps control_gaps = identify_control_gaps(soc2_evidence)
return { 'compliance_status': soc2_evidence, 'control_gaps': control_gaps, 'evidence_collected': True }
35. CIS Benchmark Validation
Challenge: Validating CIS benchmark configurations.
Solution:
async def validate_cis_benchmarks(): """Validate CIS benchmark compliance"""
cis_validation_query = """ Validate CIS benchmark configurations:
Operating Systems: 1. Account policies 2. Local policies 3. Event log settings 4. Restricted groups 5. System services 6. Registry permissions 7. File system permissions 8. Audit policies
Applications: 1. Web server hardening 2. Database security 3. Container configurations
Score each control: - Pass/Fail status - Severity level - Remediation commands """
cis_results = await mcp_agent.query(cis_validation_query)
# Generate remediation scripts remediation_scripts = generate_cis_remediation(cis_results['failed'])
# Apply automatic remediation for low-risk items await apply_safe_remediations(remediation_scripts)
return { 'benchmark_results': cis_results, 'remediation_scripts': remediation_scripts }
36. ISO 27001 Control Monitoring
Challenge: Monitoring ISO 27001 control effectiveness.
Solution:
async def monitor_iso27001_controls(): """Monitor ISO 27001 control effectiveness"""
iso_query = """ Monitor ISO 27001 control effectiveness:
Control families: A.5 - Information security policies A.6 - Organization of information security A.7 - Human resource security A.8 - Asset management A.9 - Access control A.10 - Cryptography A.11 - Physical security A.12 - Operations security A.13 - Communications security A.14 - System development A.15 - Supplier relationships A.16 - Incident management A.17 - Business continuity A.18 - Compliance
Measure control effectiveness and maturity """
iso_controls = await mcp_agent.query(iso_query)
# Calculate maturity scores maturity_scores = calculate_control_maturity(iso_controls)
# Identify improvement areas improvements = identify_iso_improvements(maturity_scores)
return { 'control_status': iso_controls, 'maturity_scores': maturity_scores, 'improvement_plan': improvements }
37. Audit Log Integrity Verification
Challenge: Ensuring audit log integrity and completeness.
Solution:
async def verify_audit_log_integrity(): """Verify audit log integrity and completeness"""
log_integrity_query = """ Verify audit log integrity:
Checks: 1. Log continuity (no gaps) 2. Timestamp consistency 3. Hash chain validation 4. Log rotation compliance 5. Retention policy adherence 6. Unauthorized modification attempts 7. Log forwarding reliability 8. Storage capacity
Validate critical events logged: - Authentication events - Privilege changes - Data access - Configuration changes - Security events
Identify tampering indicators """
log_verification = await mcp_agent.query(log_integrity_query)
if log_verification['tampering_detected']: await initiate_log_forensics(log_verification['tampering_evidence'])
# Ensure compliance with retention await validate_retention_compliance(log_verification)
return log_verification
38. Regulatory Reporting Automation
Challenge: Generating regulatory compliance reports.
Solution:
async def generate_regulatory_reports(regulations): """Generate regulatory compliance reports"""
report_data = {}
for regulation in regulations: report_query = f""" Generate {regulation} compliance report:
Include: 1. Executive summary 2. Compliance score 3. Control assessment results 4. Identified gaps 5. Remediation progress 6. Incident summary 7. Evidence artifacts 8. Attestation readiness
Format for regulatory submission """
report_data[regulation] = await mcp_agent.query(report_query)
# Generate formatted reports formatted_reports = {} for regulation, data in report_data.items(): formatted_reports[regulation] = format_regulatory_report( regulation, data )
# Validate report completeness await validate_report_requirements(formatted_reports)
return formatted_reports
39. Data Residency Compliance
Challenge: Ensuring data residency requirements.
Solution:
async def verify_data_residency(): """Verify data residency compliance"""
residency_query = """ Verify data residency requirements:
1. Identify data storage locations 2. Map data flows across regions 3. Verify geo-blocking controls 4. Check cross-border transfers 5. Validate data localization 6. Monitor cloud storage regions 7. Verify backup locations 8. Check CDN configurations
Flag violations: - Data in prohibited jurisdictions - Unauthorized transfers - Missing encryption for transfers - Non-compliant cloud regions """
residency_check = await mcp_agent.query(residency_query)
violations = residency_check['violations']
if violations: await remediate_residency_violations(violations) await notify_compliance_team(violations)
return residency_check
40. Compliance Gap Analysis
Challenge: Identifying compliance gaps across frameworks.
Solution:
async def compliance_gap_analysis(frameworks): """Perform comprehensive compliance gap analysis"""
gap_analysis_query = f""" Perform gap analysis for frameworks: {frameworks}
For each framework: 1. Current compliance level 2. Required controls not implemented 3. Partially implemented controls 4. Control effectiveness scores 5. Overlapping controls between frameworks 6. Quick wins for improvement 7. Resource requirements 8. Implementation timeline
Prioritize by: - Business risk - Regulatory deadlines - Implementation effort - Cost-benefit ratio """
gap_analysis = await mcp_agent.query(gap_analysis_query)
# Create unified compliance roadmap roadmap = create_compliance_roadmap(gap_analysis)
# Identify common controls common_controls = identify_common_controls(gap_analysis)
return { 'gap_analysis': gap_analysis, 'roadmap': roadmap, 'common_controls': common_controls, 'estimated_effort': calculate_effort(roadmap) }
DevSecOps & Automation (Use Cases 41-50)
41. CI/CD Security Scanning
Challenge: Integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
Solution:
async def cicd_security_scan(pipeline_id): """Security scanning in CI/CD pipeline"""
pipeline_scan_query = f""" Scan CI/CD pipeline {pipeline_id} for security:
Code analysis: 1. Static code vulnerabilities 2. Hardcoded secrets 3. Dependency vulnerabilities 4. License compliance
Container scanning: 1. Base image vulnerabilities 2. Misconfigurations 3. Exposed secrets 4. Runtime policies
Infrastructure: 1. IaC security issues 2. Cloud misconfigurations 3. Network policies 4. Access controls
Generate security gates decision """
scan_results = await mcp_agent.query(pipeline_scan_query)
# Determine if build should proceed gate_decision = evaluate_security_gates(scan_results)
if gate_decision['block']: await block_pipeline_deployment(pipeline_id, gate_decision['reasons'])
return { 'scan_results': scan_results, 'gate_decision': gate_decision }
42. Infrastructure as Code Validation
Challenge: Validating IaC templates for security.
Solution:
async def validate_iac_security(template): """Validate Infrastructure as Code security"""
iac_validation_query = f""" Validate IaC template for security issues:
Template: {template}
Check for: 1. Exposed credentials 2. Public access permissions 3. Unencrypted storage 4. Missing network segmentation 5. Excessive permissions 6. Missing monitoring 7. Compliance violations 8. Best practice deviations
Provide: - Risk score - Required fixes - Suggested improvements """
validation = await mcp_agent.query(iac_validation_query)
# Generate fixed template if validation['issues']: fixed_template = await generate_secure_template( template, validation['issues'] ) validation['fixed_template'] = fixed_template
return validation
43. Automated Patch Management
Challenge: Coordinating patch deployment across infrastructure.
Solution:
async def automated_patch_management(): """Automated patch management workflow"""
patch_query = """ Coordinate patch management:
1. Identify missing patches across all agents 2. Classify patches by criticality 3. Check patch dependencies 4. Identify maintenance windows 5. Test patches in staging 6. Create rollback plans 7. Deploy in phases 8. Verify patch success
Consider: - Business criticality - Change freeze periods - Cluster dependencies - Application compatibility """
patch_plan = await mcp_agent.query(patch_query)
# Execute phased deployment for phase in patch_plan['deployment_phases']: success = await deploy_patches(phase)
if not success: await rollback_patches(phase) break
await verify_system_stability(phase['agents'])
return patch_plan
44. Security Configuration Drift Detection
Challenge: Detecting configuration drift from security baselines.
Solution:
async def detect_configuration_drift(): """Detect security configuration drift"""
drift_detection_query = """ Detect configuration drift from baselines:
Check drift in: 1. Security policies 2. Firewall rules 3. User permissions 4. Service configurations 5. Registry settings (Windows) 6. Kernel parameters (Linux) 7. Application settings 8. Network configurations
For each drift: - Severity assessment - Change timestamp - Change source - Business impact - Auto-remediation possibility """
drift_report = await mcp_agent.query(drift_detection_query)
# Auto-remediate safe drifts for drift in drift_report['drifts']: if drift['auto_remediate_safe']: await remediate_drift(drift) else: await create_change_request(drift)
return drift_report
45. Vulnerability Prioritization
Challenge: Prioritizing vulnerabilities for remediation.
Solution:
async def prioritize_vulnerabilities(): """Intelligent vulnerability prioritization"""
vuln_priority_query = """ Prioritize vulnerabilities for remediation:
Factors to consider: 1. CVSS score 2. Exploit availability 3. Asset criticality 4. Network exposure 5. Compensating controls 6. Business impact 7. Patch availability 8. Exploitation in the wild
Calculate: - Risk score per vulnerability - Remediation effort - Expected risk reduction
Generate prioritized action plan """
vuln_analysis = await mcp_agent.query(vuln_priority_query)
# Create remediation tickets for vuln in vuln_analysis['critical_priority']: ticket = await create_remediation_ticket(vuln) await assign_to_team(ticket, vuln['affected_team'])
return vuln_analysis
46. Automated Security Testing
Challenge: Continuous security testing across environments.
Solution:
async def automated_security_testing(): """Execute automated security testing suite"""
test_suite_query = """ Execute comprehensive security tests:
Application Security: 1. SQL injection tests 2. XSS vulnerability tests 3. Authentication bypass attempts 4. Session management tests 5. API security tests
Infrastructure Security: 1. Port scanning 2. Service enumeration 3. Weak credential testing 4. Encryption validation 5. Network segmentation tests
Compliance Tests: 1. Data encryption verification 2. Access control validation 3. Logging completeness 4. Backup verification
Generate test report with findings """
test_results = await mcp_agent.query(test_suite_query)
# Create issues for failures for failure in test_results['failures']: await create_security_issue(failure)
# Update security dashboard await update_security_metrics(test_results)
return test_results
47. Container Security Orchestration
Challenge: Managing container security at scale.
Solution:
async def container_security_orchestration(): """Orchestrate container security operations"""
container_security_query = """ Manage container security:
Runtime Protection: 1. Monitor container behavior 2. Detect anomalous activities 3. Block suspicious operations 4. Network policy enforcement
Image Security: 1. Scan for vulnerabilities 2. Check for malware 3. Verify signatures 4. Enforce policies
Compliance: 1. CIS Docker benchmark 2. PCI DSS for containers 3. NIST guidelines
Orchestration: 1. Auto-quarantine infected containers 2. Rolling updates for patches 3. Security policy distribution """
container_ops = await mcp_agent.query(container_security_query)
# Execute security operations await enforce_container_policies(container_ops['policy_violations']) await quarantine_vulnerable_containers(container_ops['vulnerable'])
return container_ops
48. GitOps Security Integration
Challenge: Securing GitOps workflows.
Solution:
async def gitops_security_integration(): """Integrate security into GitOps workflows"""
gitops_security_query = """ Secure GitOps workflows:
Repository Security: 1. Scan commits for secrets 2. Validate signed commits 3. Check branch protections 4. Review PR security
Pipeline Security: 1. Validate pipeline definitions 2. Check service account permissions 3. Verify artifact integrity 4. Monitor pipeline execution
Deployment Security: 1. Validate manifests 2. Check RBAC policies 3. Verify network policies 4. Monitor deployments
Detect and prevent security issues """
gitops_security = await mcp_agent.query(gitops_security_query)
# Block insecure deployments for issue in gitops_security['critical_issues']: await block_deployment(issue) await notify_dev_team(issue)
return gitops_security
49. Cloud Security Posture Management
Challenge: Managing security posture across multi-cloud.
Solution:
async def cloud_security_posture(): """Manage multi-cloud security posture"""
cloud_posture_query = """ Assess cloud security posture:
AWS: 1. IAM policies and roles 2. S3 bucket permissions 3. Security group configurations 4. CloudTrail logging 5. GuardDuty findings
Azure: 1. RBAC assignments 2. Storage account security 3. Network security groups 4. Azure Sentinel alerts 5. Key Vault configurations
GCP: 1. IAM bindings 2. Cloud Storage permissions 3. VPC firewall rules 4. Cloud Logging setup 5. Security Command Center
Generate unified risk score """
cloud_posture = await mcp_agent.query(cloud_posture_query)
# Remediate critical issues await auto_remediate_cloud_issues(cloud_posture['auto_fixable'])
# Update cloud security dashboard await update_cloud_dashboard(cloud_posture)
return cloud_posture
50. Security Chaos Engineering
Challenge: Testing security resilience through chaos engineering.
Solution:
async def security_chaos_engineering(): """Execute security chaos engineering experiments"""
chaos_experiment_query = """ Run security chaos experiments:
Experiments: 1. Simulate ransomware infection 2. Trigger DDoS attack 3. Inject malicious traffic 4. Compromise test account 5. Simulate data breach 6. Test incident response 7. Validate backups 8. Test isolation controls
Measure: - Detection time - Response time - Containment effectiveness - Recovery time - Business impact
Safety controls: - Limited to test environment - Automatic rollback - Impact boundaries """
chaos_results = await mcp_agent.query(chaos_experiment_query)
# Analyze resilience gaps resilience_gaps = analyze_chaos_results(chaos_results)
# Create improvement plan improvement_plan = generate_resilience_improvements(resilience_gaps)
return { 'experiment_results': chaos_results, 'resilience_gaps': resilience_gaps, 'improvement_plan': improvement_plan }
Implementation Best Practices
Architecture Patterns
# Microservices pattern for MCP deploymentclass MCPMicroservices: def __init__(self): self.services = { 'auth_service': AuthenticationService(), 'query_service': QueryProcessingService(), 'cache_service': ResponseCacheService(), 'audit_service': AuditLoggingService(), 'metrics_service': MetricsCollectionService() }
Performance Optimization
# Caching strategy for frequent queriesclass MCPCacheStrategy: def __init__(self): self.cache = RedisCache() self.ttl = { 'agent_list': 300, # 5 minutes 'static_rules': 3600, # 1 hour 'process_list': 60, # 1 minute 'compliance_status': 900 # 15 minutes }
Security Hardening
# Security middleware stackclass SecurityMiddleware: def __init__(self): self.layers = [ RateLimiter(requests_per_minute=100), JWTValidator(algorithm='RS256'), IPWhitelist(allowed_ranges=['10.0.0.0/8']), AuditLogger(log_level='INFO'), EncryptionLayer(algorithm='AES-256-GCM') ]
Conclusion
These 50 use cases demonstrate the transformative potential of the Wazuh MCP Server across security operations. From SOC automation to DevSecOps integration, the natural language interface enables security teams to:
- Accelerate Response: Reduce investigation time from hours to minutes
- Democratize Security: Enable junior analysts to perform complex queries
- Scale Operations: Handle more alerts with existing resources
- Improve Accuracy: Reduce human error through automation
- Enhance Coverage: Continuous monitoring and hunting
The key to success is starting with high-impact use cases that provide immediate value, then gradually expanding to more sophisticated implementations as teams gain experience with the technology.
Next Steps
- Start Small: Implement 2-3 use cases that address current pain points
- Measure Impact: Track metrics like MTTR, alert volume, and analyst efficiency
- Iterate and Expand: Gradually add more use cases based on success
- Share Knowledge: Document patterns and share across teams
- Contribute: Share your use cases with the community
The future of security operations is conversational, intelligent, and automated. The Wazuh MCP Server is your bridge to that future.