Chapter 13: Post-Hunt Activity and Maturing a Team

Once all the necessary work and effort has been put in place, the deliverables are sent to the stakeholders and the threat hunt is complete. Perhaps all the members have returned to their normal daily tempo or have moved on to the next threat hunt they've been contracted to execute. While this may feel like the time for the team to take a deep breath and relax, it is not yet time to lower the team's effort. The customer has received all the deliverables that they required, but it is now time for the threat hunt team to benefit from all the effort that has been put toward performing the hunt.

During this final phase of the team's hunting cycle, all members, including leadership, will need to have candid discussions concerning what did and did not occur and how it did or did not happen. Since everyone is going through this process, you must keep a few things in mind:

• Failure is an exceptionally common occurrence...