Security Operations Transformation Summit

Automated tools miss the threats that cause the most damage. While threat hunting is essential for modern security operations, its value is often measured by the number of hunts completed—a metric that overlooks its true operational impact. Without a clear framework for demonstrating risk reduction and guiding detection engineering, SOC leaders struggle to justify investment and prioritize resources.

Security teams must adopt outcome-based measurement to capture the full value of threat hunting. This session outlines a practical approach for evaluating threat hunting with KPIs that matter: hypothesis quality, visibility gaps, adversary techniques addressed, and quantifiable risk reduction. These metrics directly inform improvements in MTTD, MTTR, dwell time, and false negatives. Learn how to translate technical hunting results into executive insights that demonstrate resilience gains and support a proactive SOC strategy.

Join John Bambenek, President of Bambenek Consulting, to discover proven methods for quantifying threat hunting value and securing the resources your team needs to advance.

Key Takeaways:
- Define outcome-based KPIs for threat hunting and eliminate vanity metrics.
- Connect hunt outcomes to risk posture by tracking MTTD, MTTR, dwell time, and false negative trends to justify investment.
- Audit and document hypothesis quality and coverage to improve efficiency.
- Present technical results in executive terms, highlighting cost avoidance and strategic roadmap impact.