Detection Engineering with VMRay

Get proactive by analyzing threats in the wild.

Elevate your Detection Engineering with the most accurate analysis artifacts.

The challenges of detection engineers

Detection engineers and threat hunters face numerous challenges in today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. As threat detection engineers, they must grapple with millions of new malware samples emerging daily, each requiring different expertise to analyze effectively. Practical threat detection engineering is further complicated by the time-consuming nature of research needed to prioritize detections. Threat intelligence plays a crucial role, but detection engineers often struggle with missing context inputs from DFIR and CTI teams. This makes threat hunting more complex, as threat hunters need to adapt their strategies constantly. The sheer volume and variety of threats make it difficult for detection engineers to stay ahead, highlighting the need for advanced tools and techniques in threat detection and intelligence gathering.

Millions of new malware everyday

The sheer volume of new malware being released into the wild on a daily basis presents a significant challenge for cybersecurity teams seeking to create new rules on their threat detection tools.

Different samples require different expertise

Dealing with the plethora of malware strains is a daunting task, as different samples require specialized detection expertise. Acquiring such expertise requires significant investments in both human and technical resources.

Research to prioritize detections is time consuming

Prioritizing detections to be pivoted on based solely on MITRE ATT&CK is a challenge. Actionable malware-centric threat intelligence is needed but not available on industry-specific threats.

Missing context inputs from DFIR and CTI teams

Detection engineering requires high quality input from different teams in the SOC. Lack of in-depth analysis and context around investigated threats result in scratching the surface for creating effective threat detection rules.

The VMRay Solution for Detection Engineering

Proactive detection rule enhancement

Discover the most unique and intriguing strings, process names and command lines to generate scalable detection rules with YARA, SIGMA or SNORT.

Reliable and fast malware classification

The built-in malware configuration extractors of VMRay can do the necessary de-obfuscation and family-specific data parsing.

Build solid detections through correct classification which will allow you to move up on the pyramid of pain from only IOCs to TTPs.

Uncover hidden threat artifacts

VMRay’s robust detection coverage will alert your security team to embedded content, including function call strings, from the most prolific malware samples, no matter how deep they were hidden.

The benefits of detection engineering with VMRay

VMRay supercharges your threat hunting and detection game! As a detection engineer or threat hunter, you’ll love how it helps you craft smarter detection rules and uncover sneaky malware tricks. It’s like having a secret weapon for spotting bad guys faster. VMRay turns complex threat intel into actionable insights, so you can level up your security ops without breaking a sweat. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to the cybersecurity scene, VMRay’s got your back in the never-ending battle against cyber threats.

Quick response to new threats

VMRay can handle a large volume of malware samples with different file types via parallel VMs, allowing detection engineers to focus their time on the creative problem-solving essential for successful threat hunting.

Maximum ROI on detection

The YARA rules, malware configuration extractors and signatures of VMRay are continuously updated to detect new malware variant and families. Consistent results reduce the potential for human error.

Increased speed & efficiency

With the unmatched dynamic analysis speed, scalability and API functionality, VMRay is the perfect addition to your security stack for threat hunting. Pre-built connectors with various tools make this process quick and easy, without any integration headaches.

See VMRay in action

Explore what you can do with VMRay.

Access comprehensive reports, explore network connections, get insight into malicious behaviors, map threats to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, download IOCs and artifacts, and much more.

Enhance detection engineering against the most evasive malware and phishing threats.

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