SOP-08: Privilege Escalation Detection & Response

SOC analyst SOP for detecting and containing privilege escalation — UAC bypass, token impersonation, service misconfig, and kernel exploits. KQL for Defender/Sentinel, SPL for Splunk, Defender XDR steps.

2026-06-15T23:45:44.970Z
Rudra Verma, Senior Security Architect & Researcher