xsoar-contrib/content
Nov 2024 – Jul 2025
6 Months active
Languages Used
MarkdownYAMLPython
Technical Skills
Endpoint SecurityIncident ResponsePlaybook DevelopmentSecurity AutomationThreat DetectionBase64 Decoding
Ben Melamed
PROFILE
Ben Melamed
Over six months, Ben Melamed developed and maintained advanced security automation features in the xsoar-contrib/content repository, focusing on incident response and threat detection. He engineered automated playbooks and scripts using Python and YAML, integrating XSOAR and XQL to streamline detection, investigation, and remediation of threats such as process injections, AppleScript misuse, and CVE exploitation attempts. His work included robust error handling, API integration, and enhancements to playbook reliability, such as unique status evaluation and compatibility with evolving API responses. By automating complex workflows and improving cross-platform coverage, Ben reduced manual effort, accelerated response times, and strengthened overall security posture.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
60%Features
Repository Contributions
13Total
Bugs
4
Commits
13
Features
6
Lines of code
10,034
Activity Months6
Your Network
69 peopleSame Organization
@paloaltonetworks.com49
Work History
July 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025January 2024? Wait. The user asked for 2025-07; we must ensure summary matches July 2025 data. Provide a concise monthly summary focused on business value and technical achievements. Summary for 2025-07: - Key features delivered: SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer CVE-2025-31324 Playbook Pack enabling automated detection, investigation, and remediation of exploitation attempts using XQL queries, threat hunting, and indicator blocking. - Major bugs fixed: Playbooks API/Operator Compatibility Fixes After API Change — updates to operators to handle new get-endpoints API response format and to robustly process multiple values in fields. - Overall impact and accomplishments: Accelerated detection and response for CVE-2025-31324, improved reliability of playbooks amidst API changes, maintained compatibility across content repo, contributing to lower mean time to containment (MTTC) and safer environment for customers. - Technologies/skills demonstrated: XSOAR playbooks, XQL, threat hunting, API integration, backward compatibility, code maintenance, commit hygiene. Business value delivered: - Automated detection, investigation, and remediation improved DFIR readiness; reduced manual effort and response time; ensured resilience against API changes.
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025January 2024? Wait. The user asked for 2025-07; we must ensure summary matches July 2025 data. Provide a concise monthly summary focused on business value and technical achievements. Summary for 2025-07: - Key features delivered: SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer CVE-2025-31324 Playbook Pack enabling automated detection, investigation, and remediation of exploitation attempts using XQL queries, threat hunting, and indicator blocking. - Major bugs fixed: Playbooks API/Operator Compatibility Fixes After API Change — updates to operators to handle new get-endpoints API response format and to robustly process multiple values in fields. - Overall impact and accomplishments: Accelerated detection and response for CVE-2025-31324, improved reliability of playbooks amidst API changes, maintained compatibility across content repo, contributing to lower mean time to containment (MTTC) and safer environment for customers. - Technologies/skills demonstrated: XSOAR playbooks, XQL, threat hunting, API integration, backward compatibility, code maintenance, commit hygiene. Business value delivered: - Automated detection, investigation, and remediation improved DFIR readiness; reduced manual effort and response time; ensured resilience against API changes.
July 2025
May 2025
1 Commits
May 1, 2025For May 2025, delivered a critical fix in xsoar-contrib/content to ensure unique 'Reported' status in playbooks by introducing a Uniq transformer and updating test playbooks. This change prevents misinterpretation from duplicate values, improving automation reliability and reporting accuracy.
May 2025
1 Commits
May 1, 2025For May 2025, delivered a critical fix in xsoar-contrib/content to ensure unique 'Reported' status in playbooks by introducing a Uniq transformer and updating test playbooks. This change prevents misinterpretation from duplicate values, improving automation reliability and reporting accuracy.
March 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025Month: 2025-03. This month, delivered a new REST Playbook to detect and respond to rare WmiPrvSe.exe child command line executions, with macOS pattern adjustments and updated release notes/dependencies. Also implemented robustness improvement by enabling the continueonerror flag for IP enrichment in the Remote_WMI_Process_Execution playbook, along with pack version and release notes updates. These changes strengthen proactive threat detection, investigation, and containment across Windows and macOS, reducing dwell time and manual remediation. Key commits include: bab81bac740908cf5d6681b7c76a018a95a54c4a (WmiPrvSe New REST Playbook), c7dfbcbde7293cf19448bc0adfaf3399e22dadcf (Fix version for silent stage - WmiPrvSe), and 6e010daab0599e21ee3aa5e09cc18bdfc14686d4 (Error handling wmi playbooks).
3 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025Month: 2025-03. This month, delivered a new REST Playbook to detect and respond to rare WmiPrvSe.exe child command line executions, with macOS pattern adjustments and updated release notes/dependencies. Also implemented robustness improvement by enabling the continueonerror flag for IP enrichment in the Remote_WMI_Process_Execution playbook, along with pack version and release notes updates. These changes strengthen proactive threat detection, investigation, and containment across Windows and macOS, reducing dwell time and manual remediation. Key commits include: bab81bac740908cf5d6681b7c76a018a95a54c4a (WmiPrvSe New REST Playbook), c7dfbcbde7293cf19448bc0adfaf3399e22dadcf (Fix version for silent stage - WmiPrvSe), and 6e010daab0599e21ee3aa5e09cc18bdfc14686d4 (Error handling wmi playbooks).
March 2025
January 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025In January 2025, the focus was on delivering a feature to automate AppleScript alert response and strengthen detection for macOS AppleScript usage within the xsoar-contrib/content repository. The automated playbook investigates incidents, assesses process reputation and command line patterns, and performs remediation (terminate process, quarantine file) with logic to close alerts as false positives or true positives. Additionally, command line analysis for macOS AppleScript commands was enhanced with improved Base64 decoding, expanded detection patterns, and refined indicator extraction. This work reduces incident response time, improves alert triage quality, and strengthens the security posture for macOS environments.
January 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025In January 2025, the focus was on delivering a feature to automate AppleScript alert response and strengthen detection for macOS AppleScript usage within the xsoar-contrib/content repository. The automated playbook investigates incidents, assesses process reputation and command line patterns, and performs remediation (terminate process, quarantine file) with logic to close alerts as false positives or true positives. Additionally, command line analysis for macOS AppleScript commands was enhanced with improved Base64 decoding, expanded detection patterns, and refined indicator extraction. This work reduces incident response time, improves alert triage quality, and strengthens the security posture for macOS environments.
December 2024
3 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for xsoar-contrib/content focusing on delivering security automation features, enhancing incident response capabilities, and stabilizing the UI for reliable dashboards.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for xsoar-contrib/content focusing on delivering security automation features, enhancing incident response capabilities, and stabilizing the UI for reliable dashboards.
December 2024
November 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 focused on elevating proactive security automation in the xsoar-contrib/content repository by delivering the Automated Threat Detection, Investigation, and Containment Playbook for unsigned process injection activity. The playbook automatically correlates alerts, performs MITRE ATT&CK mapping checks, and applies containment actions (terminate offending processes and isolate endpoints) while also guiding operators on when to switch detection rules to prevent mode creep. This reduces manual incident response effort, improves containment speed, and standardizes a repeatable security workflow across environments.
November 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 focused on elevating proactive security automation in the xsoar-contrib/content repository by delivering the Automated Threat Detection, Investigation, and Containment Playbook for unsigned process injection activity. The playbook automatically correlates alerts, performs MITRE ATT&CK mapping checks, and applies containment actions (terminate offending processes and isolate endpoints) while also guiding operators on when to switch detection rules to prevent mode creep. This reduces manual incident response effort, improves containment speed, and standardizes a repeatable security workflow across environments.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness88.4%
Maintainability84.6%
Architecture84.6%
Performance75.4%
AI Usage21.6%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
MarkdownPythonYAML
Technical Skills
API IntegrationAutomationBase64 DecodingDocumentationEndpoint SecurityError HandlingIncident ResponseMalware AnalysisPlaybook DevelopmentPython DevelopmentRegular ExpressionsRelease ManagementScriptingSecurity AnalysisSecurity Automation
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