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The Foundations of Threat Hunting

You're reading from   The Foundations of Threat Hunting Organize and design effective cyber threat hunts to meet business needs

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242996
Length 246 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Copeland William Copeland
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Chad Maurice Chad Maurice
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Jeremiah Ginn Jeremiah Ginn
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Preparation – Why and How to Start the Hunting Process
2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Threat Hunting FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Requirements and Motivations 4. Chapter 3: Team Construct 5. Chapter 4: Communication Breakdown 6. Chapter 5: Methodologies 7. Chapter 6: Threat Intelligence 8. Chapter 7: Planning 9. Part 2: Execution – Conducting a Hunt
10. Chapter 8: Defending the Defenders 11. Chapter 9: Hardware and Toolsets 12. Chapter 10: Data Analysis 13. Chapter 11: Documentation 14. Part 3: Recovery – Post-Hunt Activity
15. Chapter 12: Deliverables 16. Chapter 13: Post-Hunt Activity and Maturing a Team 17. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix

Summary

Throughout this chapter we covered several ways in which post-hunt activity is concluded and received by the stakeholders. Do the prep work for deliverables before the hunt begins. In turn, you will be able to update the deliverable templates throughout the hunt while the information is still fresh. Throughout this process, always be mindful of how and what is communicated as it can be interpreted or utilized beyond the team's control as soon as it is out of their hands.

Adopt the use of confidence levels (low, medium, and high) when discussing what has been observed. Know the audience that is being communicated with along with what their drivers and interests in the topic might be. There are three types of reports that are commonly produced, so target each one at its intended audience by using purposeful wording and select visual aids.

In the next and final chapter, we will review some key considerations for post-hunt activities. We will focus heavily on ways to...

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