What is Threat Hunting?

Threat hunting is a proactive approach to cybersecurity that involves actively searching for potential threats or indicators of compromise within an organization's IT infrastructure. Unlike traditional security measures that rely on reactive responses to threats, threat hunting involves actively looking for threats that may have gone undetected. The goal is to identify potential threats and take appropriate steps to prevent a security incident before it occurs.

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Threat hunting typically involves a comprehensive analysis of an organization's IT infrastructure, including systems, applications, and networks. This can include analyzing system logs, network traffic, and other data sources to detect potential indicators of compromise. Threat hunters may also use advanced threat intelligence tools and techniques to identify potential threats and stay ahead of emerging threats.

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By conducting regular threat hunting activities, organizations can stay ahead of potential security threats and prevent security incidents before they occur. This can help organizations reduce the risk of data breaches, theft of sensitive information, and other security incidents. Threat hunting should be a proactive component of an organization's overall cybersecurity strategy, and should be conducted on a regular basis to ensure that any potential threats are identified and addressed promptly.

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In summary, threat hunting is a proactive approach to cybersecurity that involves actively searching for potential threats or indicators of compromise within an organization's IT infrastructure. By conducting regular threat hunting activities, organizations can stay ahead of potential security threats and prevent security incidents before they occur. Threat hunting should be a proactive component of an organization's overall cybersecurity strategy, and should be conducted on a regular basis to ensure that any potential threats are identified and addressed promptly.

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Here are a number of activities from our MDR team

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1. Log Analysis: Analyzing system logs from on-premises and cloud-based systems to identify potential threats or indicators of compromise.

2. Endpoint Analysis: Analyzing endpoints such as workstations, servers, and cloud instances for potential threats. This can include analyzing system processes, network connections, and other activity on the endpoint to identify any unusual behavior that may indicate a security breach.

3. Network Traffic Analysis: Analyzing network traffic from both on-premises and cloud environments to identify potential threats or indicators of compromise. This can include analyzing network flows, identifying unusual communication patterns, and looking for anomalies in network traffic that may indicate a security breach.

4. Threat Intelligence Analysis: Analyzing threat intelligence feeds and other sources of information to stay up-to-date on emerging threats and potential security risks, both for on-premises and cloud environments.

5. Vulnerability Assessment: Conducting regular vulnerability assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities in an organization's IT infrastructure, including both on-premises and cloud-based systems.

6. Cloud Configuration Analysis: Analyzing the configuration of cloud resources such as virtual machines, databases, and storage accounts to identify potential security risks. This can include reviewing access controls, firewall rules, and other configuration settings to ensure they are configured correctly and not exposing sensitive data.

7. Cloud Network Traffic Analysis: Analyzing network traffic between cloud resources to identify potential threats or indicators of compromise.