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Practical Threat Detection Engineering

By : Megan Roddie, Jason Deyalsingh, Gary J. Katz
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Book Image

Practical Threat Detection Engineering

5 (2)
By: Megan Roddie, Jason Deyalsingh, Gary J. Katz

Overview of this book

Threat validation is an indispensable component of every security detection program, ensuring a healthy detection pipeline. This comprehensive detection engineering guide will serve as an introduction for those who are new to detection validation, providing valuable guidelines to swiftly bring you up to speed. The book will show you how to apply the supplied frameworks to assess, test, and validate your detection program. It covers the entire life cycle of a detection, from creation to validation, with the help of real-world examples. Featuring hands-on tutorials and projects, this guide will enable you to confidently validate the detections in your security program. This book serves as your guide to building a career in detection engineering, highlighting the essential skills and knowledge vital for detection engineers in today's landscape. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills necessary to test your security detection program and strengthen your organization’s security measures.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction to Detection Engineering
5
Part 2: Detection Creation
11
Part 3: Detection Validation
14
Part 4: Metrics and Management
16
Part 5: Detection Engineering as a Career

Getting a job in detection engineering

In this section, we discuss some information on preparing for and finding jobs in detection engineering, starting with what to look for in job postings.

Job postings

The role of a detection engineer is a relatively new one compared to many security and tech positions. As such, there’s not necessarily a standardized job title or description that you’ll find for roles related to detection engineering. For that reason, we must be able to understand the roles and responsibilities of a detection engineer to identify relevant job postings. In the most ideal scenario, the job position will be titled something that clearly indicates it’s a detection engineering role, such as Threat Detection Engineer. In some cases, however, you’ll find detection engineering roles categorized under the broader job title of Security Engineer. This is where an understanding of what a detection engineer does is required. Security engineering...