The SOC Puzzle: Where Does Threat Hunting Fit? | 2020 Threat Hunting & Incident Response Summit

Threat hunters, incident responders, malware analysts, and detection engineers are all pieces that come together to form a fully functional Security Operations Center (SOC). If employed correctly, threat hunters are the linchpin in an organization. A mature threat hunting team is vital to shifting the organization from a reactive posture to a proactive one. This begs the question: How do you integrate your threat hunting team with traditional SOC roles and pre-established processes? This talk will cover threat hunting methodologies and how they complement the roles and responsibilities of traditional positions within a SOC. Ultimately, we’ll be demonstrating how effectively employing your threat hunters can drastically lower your overall mean time to detect adversaries and respond to incidents. Speaker: Ashley Pearson, @onfvp, Threat Hunter at USAF Computer Emergency Response Team