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As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and persistent, organizations are rethinking traditional, reactive security approaches. Detection engineering has emerged as a critical capability, enabling security teams to proactively identify and respond to threats in complex, rapidly changing environments. By combining software engineering principles, data analysis, and security expertise, detection engineering supports timely, accurate, and actionable threat detection while reducing false positives and analyst fatigue.

This report presents key findings from the SANS Institute’s Detection Engineering Survey, conducted in partnership with Anvilogic. Based on insights from cybersecurity professionals across diverse industries, the research examines how organizations are building, maturing, and operationalizing detection engineering to strengthen their security posture and stay ahead of evolving threats.