{"id":56242,"date":"2024-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:94081865-fb29-2807-6ccf-648ae7beff9d"},"modified":"2024-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:00:00","slug":"sanss-2024-threat-hunting-survey-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/sanss-2024-threat-hunting-survey-review\/","title":{"rendered":"SANS’s 2024 Threat-Hunting Survey Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year’s survey attracted participants from a wide array of industries, with cybersecurity leading at 15% and 9% of respondents from the manufacturing sector, which has recently faced significant challenges from ransomware attacks. The survey participants varied in organization size, too, ranging from those working in small entities with less than 100 employees (24%) to large corporations with over 100,000 employees (9%).<\/p>\n

The respondents play diverse roles within their organizations, highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of threat hunting. Twenty-two percent are security administrators or analysts, while 11% hold business manager positions, showcasing a balance between technical, financial, and personnel perspectives in threat-hunting practices.<\/p>\n

However, the survey does note a geographical bias, with 65% of participants coming from organizations based in the United States, which could influence the findings related to staffing and organizational practices, though it’s believed not to affect the technical aspects of threat hunting.<\/p>\n

Significant findings and implications<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey examines the dynamic landscape of cyber threats and the strategies deployed by threat hunters to identify and counteract these risks. Notably, it sheds light on the prevalent types of attacks encountered:<\/p>\n