Security Operations (SOC)
Detection Engineering
Detection engineering brings software-engineering discipline to security detections.
Overview
What is Detection Engineering?
Detection engineering designs detections from threat hypotheses, writes and tests them against realistic data, manages them in version control, measures their performance and retires or tunes those that do not work. It improves precision and makes detection coverage auditable.
Why it matters
When organizations need it
These are common signs that an organization would benefit from Detection Engineering.
Signs you need it
- Detections written ad hoc and never reviewed
- No testing before rules go live
- High false-positive rates
- No record of why detections exist
Capabilities
Key capabilities
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Detection lifecycle
Hypothesis, build, test, deploy, measure, tune.
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Detection-as-code
Version-controlled, peer-reviewed content.
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Testing & validation
Simulated activity to prove detections work.
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Performance metrics
Precision and coverage tracking.
Scope
What you receive
- Detection engineering process
- Detection repository structure
- Tested detection content
- Quality metrics
Our approach
How CoreIAM helps
We help your team adopt detection engineering practices and contribute content alongside them.
Engagement
Engagement approach
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Assess
Current visibility, detections, processes and tooling.
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Design
Target SOC model, use-case roadmap and integrations.
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Build
Onboard sources, deploy detections and playbooks.
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Operate & improve
Monitor, respond, hunt and tune continuously.
Related
Related services
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Security Operations (SOC)
Detect, investigate and respond to threats with a security operations capability designed around your environment.
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SOC Consulting
Design, build or improve a security operations centre that fits your organization.
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Managed SOC
Continuous monitoring, triage and escalation by experienced analysts.
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Security Monitoring
Visibility across the systems, identities and clouds that matter most.
Discuss Detection Engineering with our specialists
Tell us about your environment and objectives, and we will recommend the right scope and approach.