Optimizing SOC for advanced threat hunting

Protecting your organization from attackers and staying one step ahead is a daunting task. Accurately identifying threats using integrated user behavior analytics and artificial intelligence is therefore a way to save valuable investigative time. Responsibility for this lies solely with the Security Operations Center team. Threat hunting is the proactive search for hidden cyber threats on your network. Cyber ​​Threat Search digs deep to find malicious actors in your environment who have breached your initial endpoint security measures.
Once infiltrated, attackers can remain stealthily on your network for months without being detected collecting data, searching for sensitive information, or obtaining credentials that allow them to move laterally through your environment. An enterprise’s security infrastructure consists of an average of 80 security products, resulting in a “security explosion” that presents a significant management challenge for security operations center (SOC) teams.
Multiple security controls generate hundreds of alerts every day, making it difficult to prioritize, assign remediation tasks, and verify that remediation efforts are effective. SOC teams must consolidate and interpret vast amounts of data from various security tools before they can begin prioritizing mitigations.
Once attackers manage to evade detection and their attacks penetrate an organization’s defenses, many organizations lack the advanced detection capabilities necessary to prevent advanced persistent threats from remaining on their networks. This is why threat hunting is an important part of any defense strategy.