DEFINITION
Threat hunting is a proactive approach of identifying threats. It is done by identifying potential threats, anomalies and suspicious activities in an organization's IT environment. Once completed, the security team will examine the anomalies and find specific threats which may be overlooked by security systems. What makes them effective is their ability to identify threats based on logs, anomalies and network activity.
Importance
- It decreases the overall time to detect and respond to attacks.
- Helps in preventing unauthorized access or data compromise.
- Enhances the protection of cybersecurity within the organization.
- It helps in identifying hidden cyber risk and threats.
Use Cases
- Finding suspicious logins.
- Malware, ransomware and advanced persistent threats.
- Unusual network activity.
- Monitor endpoints for unauthorized activity.
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