Threat Hunting

While a SOC reacts to alerts generated by security tools, Threat Hunting is a proactive search for threats that have already bypassed your defenses. Our analysts assume a breach has already occurred and use a hypothesis-driven approach to find stealthy attackers hiding in your network. This proactive method is the best way to catch advanced persistent threats (APTs) that do not trigger standard alarms.

Instead of looking for known malware signatures, we hunt for behavioral anomalies that indicate a compromised account or system. For example, we look for unusual PowerShell execution or an employee accessing sensitive files at an odd time of night. These subtle deviations from normal behavior are often the only clues left behind by a sophisticated attacker.

Advanced malware must communicate with an external attacker-controlled server via C2 channels to receive instructions and exfiltrate data. We analyze your network flow data and DNS requests to spot the beaconing patterns and hidden communication channels used by these servers. Detecting C2 traffic is a high-confidence way to identify an active, long-term compromise in your environment.

Persistence refers to the mechanisms attackers use to ensure their access survives system reboots and password changes. They establish this via hidden registry keys, scheduled tasks, or malicious services that run in the background. We specifically hunt for these persistence mechanisms to ensure that once an attacker is removed, they cannot simply re-infect your systems.

Yes, because before stealing your data, attackers typically collect and compress it in a hidden location on your network, a process known as data staging. We hunt for these unusual file collections and monitor your network boundaries for large or suspicious outbound data transfers. Stopping the exfiltration is the final opportunity to prevent a massive and damaging data breach.