
Hunting Evasive Threats: Psychology And Pattern Recognition
Threat hunting. The very phrase evokes images of skilled analysts diving deep into network traffic, sifting through mountains of logs, and relentlessly pursuing elusive adversaries. It's more than just reacting to alerts; it's a proactive and iterative process aimed at uncovering threats that have evaded automated security measures. In a world of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, threat hunting has become a critical component of a robust cybersecurity strategy.
What is Threat Hunting?
Defining Threat Hunting
Threat hunting is a proactive security activity focused on searching for malicious activities that have bypassed existing automated security controls. Unlike reactive incident response, which is triggered by alerts, threat hunting assumes that attackers are already present in th...