Cyber threat hunting is a proactive security measure taken to detect and neutralize potential threats on a network before they cause significant damage.
To seek out this type of threat, security professionals use cyber threat-hunting tools.
With reports indicating that 72% of businesses worldwide were affected by ransomware attacks in 2023, more organizations are looking for cyber threat hunting solutions this year.
The table below lists top threat hunting solutions and how their features compare.
These features combine with its machine learning capability to deliver advanced threat hunting.
CrowdStrike Falcon Overwatch: Best for advanced threat hunting.
Another impressive feature within Overwatch is the threat graph, which helps cyber analysts determine the origins of threats and how they could spread. Why we chose CrowdStrike Falcon Overwatch.
We chose this solution for its dedicated approach to advanced threat hunting and automated response to threats, which is achieved by a blend of advanced EDR, XDR and proprietary features.
SolarWinds Security Event Manager delivers its threat hunting capabilities through a combination of real-time network performance statistics and data derived from various sources, such as the Simple Network Management Protocol and log entries.
The solution continuously scans for indicators of compromise or attack, including those shared via US-CERT and third-party disclosures, ensuring a proactive approach to threat hunting.
Heimdal's threat hunting and detection solution equips SecOps teams and IT administrators with tools for identifying and monitoring anomalous behavior across devices and networks.
Cynet 360 AutoXDR: Best for innovative threat hunting.
Why we chose Cynet 360 AutoXDR. Cynet 360 made it to our list following its innovative approach to threat hunting executed through its deception feature that sets up decoy tokens for threat detection.
From log analysis and proactive threat identification to intelligence sharing, threat hunting solutions can be equipped with several features that separate them from traditional security monitoring tools.
Threat hunting tools gather and aggregate vast amounts of data from various sources, such as logs, events, endpoint telemetry and network traffic.
Threat hunting goes beyond individual initiatives, as the data collected and processed individually will be limited.
Effective collaboration and intelligence sharing among organizations, security teams, and industry partners are essential, and this can only be achieved by integrating sharable threat intelligence feeds in threat hunting tools.
The exchange of threat intelligence, tactics, techniques and procedures facilitates threat hunting and remediation across diverse organizations.
If a single action remediation that encompasses scanning, quarantine and isolation along with an in-depth incident investigation is your goal, then the Heimdal Threat Hunting and Action Center is your best option.
The same applies to other tools, as they each have a unique approach to threat hunting and remediation.
This Cyber News was published on www.techrepublic.com. Publication date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:28:06 +0000