Threat Engineering Insights

Best practices, technical guides, and lessons learned from building and operating security programs.

threat intelligence
CTI

Threat Intelligence That Actually Works: From Feeds to Actionable Defense

Most organizations consume threat intelligence feeds but struggle to operationalize the data. Learn how to integrate threat intel into detection, response, and proactive defense in ways that reduce risk.

December 28, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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metrics
KPIs

Security Metrics That Actually Matter: Moving Beyond Vanity Numbers

Most security dashboards are filled with vanity metrics that look impressive but don't drive decisions. Learn which metrics actually matter for measuring security program effectiveness and board-level communication.

December 22, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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zero trust
architecture

Zero Trust Implementation: A Practical Roadmap for Enterprises

Zero Trust sounds great in theory but implementation is daunting. This guide provides a phased roadmap for enterprise Zero Trust adoption based on real-world deployments, including how to handle legacy systems and avoid business disruption.

December 20, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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incident response
cloud security

Building Cloud Incident Response Playbooks That Actually Work

Traditional incident response doesn't translate to cloud environments. Learn how to build effective IR playbooks for AWS, Azure, and GCP that account for ephemeral resources, API-first operations, and automated evidence collection.

December 15, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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SOC operations
alert fatigue

Reducing SOC Alert Fatigue: A Data-Driven Approach to Detection Quality

Alert fatigue is burning out security analysts and causing teams to miss real threats. Learn practical strategies to reduce noise and improve detection fidelity based on real-world SOC transformations.

December 10, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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detection engineering
sigma

Detection Engineering Best Practices: From Rules to Runbooks

Learn how to build production-ready detection rules that your analysts will actually trust, with clear documentation and automated response workflows.

November 15, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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automation
soc

SOC Automation: Building Runbooks That Actually Work

A practical guide to building automated runbooks that reduce analyst toil without creating fragile automation nightmares.

October 28, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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mitre attack
detection engineering

MITRE ATT&CK Detection Coverage: Quality Over Quantity

Why aiming for 100% MITRE ATT&CK coverage is a trap, and how to prioritize detection engineering for realistic threats.

September 18, 2024
Covenda Engineering Team
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