A security team is debating whether to invest in a threat hunting program or increase their investment in automated detection tools. They have a limited budget and want to maximize their ability to detect sophisticated threats. Which argument best supports investing in threat hunting?

Threat hunting is faster than automated detection.

Threat hunting can detect threats that evade automated detection tools.

Threat hunting eliminates the need for automated detection.

Threat hunting is cheaper than automated detection tools.

A threat hunter has completed an investigation that confirmed a hypothesis about a new attack technique. What is the most important next step in the threat hunting process?

Delete the collected data to free up storage space.

Immediately block all related IP addresses.

Move on to the next hypothesis without recording anything.

Document the findings, including the hypothesis, data sources, and conclusions.

A security team is designing a threat hunting program. They want to ensure it is effective and sustainable. Which combination of characteristics should they prioritize?

Preventive, compliance-focused, and scheduled.

Reactive, automated, and signature-based.

Random, unstructured, and tool-dependent.

Proactive, hypothesis-driven, iterative, and human-led.

How does threat hunting differ from incident response?

Threat hunting is proactive and seeks to find threats before they cause damage, while incident response is reactive and begins after an incident is detected.

Threat hunting is performed only by automated tools, while incident response requires human analysts.

Threat hunting is a one-time activity, while incident response is a continuous process.

Threat hunting focuses on patching vulnerabilities, while incident response focuses on detecting malware.

What is the role of automation in threat hunting?

It is the primary driver of the hunting process.

It replaces the need for human analysts entirely.

It is only used for documentation purposes.

It supports the hunter by automating data collection and repetitive tasks, but does not replace human judgment.

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