{"id":167553,"date":"2024-02-12T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=167553"},"modified":"2024-02-12T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:11:52","slug":"understanding-cyber-threat-hunting-how-it-works-techniques-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/understanding-cyber-threat-hunting-how-it-works","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Cyber Threat Hunting: How it Works, Techniques and Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cyber threat landscape is constantly evolving, with new threats and attacks emerging every day. While traditional cybersecurity measures like endpoint security<\/a> and intrusion detection<\/a> systems are designed to detect and prevent known threats based on predefined rules and signatures, they are all reactionary measures to cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is not simply good enough to have the best antivirus software<\/a> and the best VPN software<\/a> – prevention always has to be better than the cure.<\/p>\n

Organizations need to look at cyber threat hunting. This approach ensures that security teams no longer wait for security alerts before swinging into action. Rather, they are continuously on the lookout for signs that could spell doom for the security apparatus of the organizations.<\/p>\n

Cyber threat hunting helps cope with the advanced persistent threats<\/a> (APTs) that target organizations today, such as identity attacks, zero-day<\/a> exploits, and credential thefts.<\/p>\n

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