The Art of Threat Detection Engineering

DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches

In this episode, Konstantin Klinger, Senior Security Research Engineer at Proofpoint, joins the show to chat about his role on the threat research team, focusing on DDX (Detonation, Detection, and Extraction). You won’t want to miss his breakdown of the Pyramid of Pain and how to utilize it for threat detection engineering.
Join us as we discuss:
Real-life examples of complex attack chain with multiple steps and how to they can be detected
Utilizing the Pyramid of Pain for threat detection engineering
How to write detections for geofencing
The perks of incorporating automated MITRE ATT&CK detections into your sandbox
Resources:
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/new-threat-actor-uses-spanish-language-lures-distribute-seldom-observed-bandook
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/new-ta402-molerats-malware-targets-governments-middle-east
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/ugg-boots-4-sale-tale-palestinian-aligned-espionage
http://detect-respond.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-pyramid-of-pain.html
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