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Last updated: April 29, 2026
From threat report to hunt hypothesis to SIEM query to finding. KQL/SPL examples, triage, pivoting, documentation.
Intel-driven threat hunting is where CTI pays off operationally. A threat report says “APT group X is using technique Y against sector Z” and, within hours, you are running queries against your environment to find whether you were hit. This module walks through a full cycle: from a fresh intel report to a hunt plan, queries, and findings — the capstone of the CTI track.
Hunting vs alerting — the distinction
- Alerting: known bad triggers automatically; SOC triages
- Hunting: analyst actively searches for unknown bad by hypothesis
Hunting fills the gap between “we have a signature for it” and “we haven’t heard about it yet.” Intel-driven hunts are fast — they have a specific hypothesis and bounded scope.
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