The SANS 2023 Threat Hunting Survey

The SANS 2023 Threat Hunting Survey

Threat hunting resourcing is an “ever-growing staffing nightmare.” In fact, 73% of respondents claimed that one of the biggest challenges facing organizations is finding skilled staff. This is a 7% increase over 2022, and a whopping 43% increase over 2021. 

This talent drought is compounded by the following factors:

• All eyes are on the hunters with 78% of senior leadership aware of or directly engaged in threat hunting.
• The use of “homegrown tools” increased this year. While powerful, these tools are typically maintained by a small group of people, reducing development costs, but increasing the need for human resources to manage it.

The bottom line: The hunters need help. Threat hunting success comes from an organization’s ability to: develop concrete methodologies, upskill and augment junior analysts, and adopt technologies that will support existing teams while filling in ever-increasing talent gaps.