Threat Hunting

Proactive Human-Led Threat Detection That Maximizes Existing Security Investments

Just as a skilled hunter reads the forest for subtle signs of prey, a cyber threat hunter analyzes quiet signals across your network to detect and stop malicious activity before it escalates.

In today’s fast-evolving threat landscape, sophisticated attackers can remain hidden for months, gathering data and preparing for high-impact attacks. Traditional security tools alone often fail to detect these stealthy intrusions in time.

The Schneider Downs Threat Hunting service delivers proactive, human-led investigations that uncover advanced threats often missed by automated systems. By applying hypothesis-driven techniques and combining your existing security infrastructure with our proprietary detection capabilities, we identify malicious activity before it impacts your business. Whether you’re responding to suspicious behavior or conducting routine threat hunts to strengthen your cybersecurity posture, our service is tailored to meet your specific needs.

Benefits of Threat Hunting Services for Client

Significantly reduced dwell time for adversaries through early threat detection
Enhanced utilization of existing security investments (EDR, SIEM, etc.)
Detailed insights into adversarial tactics operating in your environment
Actionable remediation recommendations to strengthen defenses

Our Threat Hunting Process

Endpoint and Network Analysis

Fileless malware detection
Living-off-the-land technique identification
Lateral movement patterns
Persistence mechanism discovery

Data and Asset Protection

Data exfiltration attempts
Sensitive asset targeting
Command and control activities
Destructive action preparation

Identity and Access Monitoring

Credential theft detection
Privilege escalation identification
Authentication anomalies
Access abuse patterns

Advanced Threat Intelligence

Emerging threat incorporation
Industry-specific targeting patterns
Known adversary technique matching
Custom threat hypothesis development

What to Expect from Threat Hunting

Adversary-Focused Hunting: Our threat hunters operate under the assumption that advanced threats may already exist in your network, using intelligence-driven hypotheses tailored to your industry and risk profile.
Behavior-Based Threat Detection: Instead of relying solely on known indicators of compromise (IOCs), we focus on identifying suspicious behavior patterns that signal potential threats, regardless of the tools used.
Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer: Our experts work directly with your internal security team, strengthening your organization’s detection capabilities through ongoing collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Comprehensive Threat Hunt Reporting: Every engagement concludes with a detailed report that includes findings, evidence of malicious activity (if discovered), and clear, prioritized remediation recommendations.
Evolving Detection Framework: Each threat hunt builds on previous insights, continuously refining a detection strategy tailored to your unique environment and evolving threats.
Flexible Threat Hunting Options: Choose between targeted, one-time threat hunts to investigate specific concerns or schedule quarterly hunts to maintain a strong, proactive cybersecurity posture.
Maximize Existing Security Investments: We leverage your current security tools—such as EDR, SIEM, and other technologies—and enhance them with our proprietary threat detection capabilities to close critical gaps.

Why Schneider Downs?

Combining expert analysis with advanced tools, we deliver broad threat coverage with efficient resource use.
Our threat hunting team blends offensive and defensive expertise to understand attacker behavior and uncover hidden threats.
Unlike alert-driven services, our team proactively hunts for threats that security tools often miss.
We leverage experience from hundreds of incident responses to anticipate and outmaneuver advanced threats.

Experiencing or Suspect a Cloud Security Incident?

Contact the Schneider Downs Incident Response Team at 1-800-993-8937

About Schneider Downs Cybersecurity

The Schneider Downs cybersecurity practice consists of experts offering a comprehensive set of information technology security services, including penetration testing, intrusion prevention/detection review, ransomware security, vulnerability assessments and a robust digital forensics and incident response team. In addition, our Digital Forensics and Incident Response teams are available 24x7x365 at 1-800-993-8937 if you suspect or are experiencing a network incident of any kind.

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