{"id":18905,"date":"2022-06-29T10:26:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T04:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.varutra.com\/?p=18905"},"modified":"2022-12-02T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T04:10:02","slug":"five-steps-to-help-you-prepare-for-threat-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.varutra.com\/varutravrt3\/five-steps-to-help-you-prepare-for-threat-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Steps To Help You Prepare For Threat Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCybercriminals are very cunning and use stealthy human-led techniques with malicious intentions to carry out attacks. In the last year, around 59% of organizations have experienced complex cyberattacks. It results in cybersecurity teams opting for cyber threat hunting as an ultimate option to stop such advanced threats.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cyber Threat Hunting<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The proactive process of browsing the network for any malicious activities is known as cyber threat hunting. It is considered a more dynamic approach to cybersecurity than old and traditional methods like installing firewalls and antivirus applications. In the past couple of years, numerous organizations have encountered breaches irrespective of security measures to secure their networks from cybersecurity attacks. It means that traditional methods are no longer helpful when these threat actors use sophisticated and complex means to penetrate the network.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Threat hunting requires constantly monitoring the network for suspicious activities and vulnerabilities in the organization’s ecosystem. Furthermore, they look out for potential new threats based on analyzing the old data from various resources by developing and testing out the hypothesis based on the past knowledge collected by the <\/span>cyber threat intelligence<\/span><\/a>. This way, they can provide the organization with a comprehensive defense against cyberattacks. It is all due to its ability to detect, identify and mitigate any security gaps, vulnerabilities, and malicious activities present in the security infrastructure and often missed by traditional security methods.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: HackForLab<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reasons for the Incorporation of the Threat Hunting<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

As per the IBM data breach security report, cyber criminals, on average, spend around 191 days inside a network without getting detected. It means they can cause severe damage in that period. Threat hunting is a systematic human-driven adaptive, iterative process that effectively minimizes the organization’s damage and risk. It also helps the organization learn its network infrastructure, systems, applications, and users in-depth. A good understanding of these components is essential for a robust security environment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: ZippyOPS<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Steps to Prepare for Cyber Threat Hunting<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Preparing beforehand is the key to success as far as the security operations go. Therefore, laying a proper foundation before the hunt begins is mandatory. Consequently, it is recommended that an organization follow the steps mentioned below:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n