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The Emergence of Dynamic Threat Hunting
A review of the evolving cyber security industry over 15 years in business
By James “Jim” McMurry, CEO / Founder, Milton Security, Inc.
No one can argue that cyber security is the same today as it was fifteen years ago. There have been
numerous trends and companies that we’ve seen come and go over the last decade-and-a-half, but what
is most intriguing is the evolution of the industry and the emergence of Dynamic Threat Hunting (DTH).
We’ll get into the specifics of what exactly Dynamic Threat Hunting is and how it differs from the industry
norms in a bit, but first, it is helpful to provide a backdrop for how we managed to get to this point.
As with all good storytelling, it’s important to have a central metaphor that helps us tie everything together
and better understand the key points. In this case, we’re going to use the classic story of the Trojan
Horse, first because the story is well-known and second because it does an exceptional job helping to
visualize the evolution into Dynamic Threat Hunting that we have been observing and preaching for
years.
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