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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

Revisiting the phases of detection requirements

In Chapter 2, we introduced the detection engineering lifecycle, shown again in Figure 5.1. The first phase of the lifecycle is the Requirements Discovery phase. In that section, we touch on the characteristics of a complete detection requirement as well as the sources of detection requirements. The second phase of the lifecycle is the Triage phase, which involves taking the detection requirements from the first phase and deciding which should be prioritized. Investigate is the last phase before actually turning our detection requirements into detection designs and code. During this phase, we perform four key steps: identify the data source, determine the detection indicator types, research the requirement, and establish validation criteria.

Figure 5.1 – Detection engineering lifecycle

Figure 5.1 – Detection engineering lifecycle

In the following sections, we are going to go into more detail on each of those phases and provide exercises that...