What is Detection engineering?
Detection engineering is the process of designing and implementing systems, tools, and processes to help:
- Uncover security risks and threats in computer networks, software systems, and other digital environments; and
- Contain and resolve incidents before they can cause significant damage to an organization and its business.
Detection engineering should not be confused with threat hunting. While both are essential and complementary components of any comprehensive and proactive cybersecurity strategy, they are also distinct and different practices.
Detection engineering focuses on identifying anomalies, unusual behavior, or indicators of compromise that could indicate an ongoing security breach or a potential attack by developing systems and tools to detect threats. It’s a systematic approach that is constantly reinforcing cyber defenses and creating new ways to detect old, new, and emerging threats with the goal of preventing data breaches, protecting sensitive information, and safeguarding the integrity of systems. Detection engineers use a combination of technical and non-technical skills, including expertise in data analysis, threat intelligence, and computer programming, to develop and deploy technologies — such as network detection and response (NDR) and security information and event management (SIEM) systems or other detection mechanisms — to collect data and identify indicators of compromise or other anomalies.
By contrast, threat hunting is a more hands-on approach that involves actively searching for potential threats and security risks by analyzing network traffic, logs, and other data sources and investigating suspicious activities within an organization’s systems and networks.
In Netenrich
Despite best-in-class detection rules provided by leading tool vendors, adversaries are always evolving their tactics to bypass conventional detection measures. Often, they fly under the radar by making seemingly legitimate moves within environments. To combat this challenge and enable swift, proactive response to threats, it’s critical to observe and baseline legitimate movements or behaviors in environments and use advanced analytics capabilities to identify deviations and anomalies that may indicate suspicious or malicious activities.
With Netenrich, you don’t need in-house data science expertise because you have access to cutting-edge detection engineering capabilities that can bolster your security posture and effectively mitigate the risks posed by sophisticated adversaries. Netenrich Adaptive MDR™, powered by Resolution Intelligence Cloud™, operates on an continuous loop of data engineering, detection engineering, and response engineering to provide customized, adaptable protection aimed at facilitating autonomic security operations (ASO).
