Summary

So, before diving into the hunting activity itself, there's a lot of thinking and processes that must be done. In this chapter, we learned about what threat hunting is, as well as the different approaches that can be taken to implement it. We also learned what skills a good threat hunter needs and how to create an effective hypothesis, which is the crucial step of any threat hunting process. There are a few concepts we should always keep in mind: first, assume there will be a breach; second, the threat hunting team needs to know the organization's environment to be able to detect anomalies; and third, after carrying out a successful hunt, automate the process as much as possible. Establish a standardized process, document it as much as possible, and learn from both your successes and failures.

In the next chapter, we will cover some of the basic concepts any threat hunter should be familiar with, including how operating systems work, networking basics, the Windows...