Turning the Hunted into the Hunter via Threat Hunting: Life Cycle, Ecosystem, Challenges and the Great Promise of AI

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2204.11076v1
• Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:03:36 GMT
• Title: Turning the Hunted into the Hunter via Threat Hunting: Life Cycle, Ecosystem, Challenges and the Great Promise of AI
• Authors: Caroline Hillier (School of Computer Science, University of Guelph, ON, Canada) and Talieh Karroubi (School of Computer Science, University of Guelph, ON, Canada)
• Abstract summary: This paper gives a holistic view of the threat hunting ecosystem, identifies challenges, and discusses the future with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) We specifically establish a life cycle and ecosystem for privacy-threat hunting in addition to identifying the related challenges.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The threat hunting lifecycle is a complex atmosphere that requires special attention from professionals to maintain security. This paper is a collection of recent work that gives a holistic view of the threat hunting ecosystem, identifies challenges, and discusses the future with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). We specifically establish a life cycle and ecosystem for privacy-threat hunting in addition to identifying the related challenges. We also discovered how critical the use of AI is in threat hunting. This work paves the way for future work in this area as it provides the foundational knowledge to make meaningful advancements for threat hunting.

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