Threat Hunting Explained: How Cyber Defenders Beat Hackers

Most cybersecurity defenses react after an incident—but threat hunting flips that approach. Instead of waiting for alerts or red flags, cyber threat hunters go looking for danger. They form hypotheses about where attackers might strike, dig into suspicious activity, and uncover hidden compromises before the damage is done. In this short and sweet threat hunting 101 video, we break down what threat hunting in cybersecurity really means: - How hunters think and act before an alert ever fires - Why it starts with a hypothesis, not a log file - What makes cyber threat hunting an ongoing, proactive defense method that keeps businesses one step ahead This mindset turns uncertainty into discovery, finding the quiet threats that automated tools can (and do) miss. Let us get you up to speed. Want to learn more? 👉 Read What is Threat Hunting? https://www.huntress.com/blog/what-is-threat-hunting 👉 Get deeper dives each week with Tradecraft Tuesday https://www.huntress.com/tradecraft-tuesday 👉 See how Huntress turns proactive endpoint detection into 24/7 protection. https://www.huntress.com/platform/managed-edr #threathunting #cybersecurity #cyberthreats #cyberdefense #threatdetection #cyberthreathunting