Threat Hunting Takes Center Stage for SOCs

Threat management continues to challenge security operation centers (SOCs); new research reveals that detection of advanced threats remains the No. 1 challenge for SOCs (55%), followed by lack of security expertise (43%). According to Crowd Research Partners’ 2018 Threat Hunting Report, which surveyed cybersecurity professionals in the 400,000-member Information Security Community on LinkedIn, threat frequency and severity is on the rise. A majority (52%) say threats have at least doubled in the past year. Based on this trend, the number of advanced and emerging threats will continue to outpace the capabilities and staffing of organizations to handle those threats. In fact, three-quarters (76%) of respondents feel that not enough time is spent searching for emerging and advanced threats in their SOC. Lack of budget (45%) remains the top barrier to SOCs that have not yet adopted a threat-hunting platform.