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CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 · Domain 4: Security operations

Detection engineering: writing and testing detection rules, Sigma, MITRE ATT&CK coverage mapping and deception technologies

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Detection engineering treats detections like software: they are designed from threat knowledge, written in code, tested, reviewed, deployed through a controlled process and maintained over time. This produces detections that are reliable, understandable and measurable.

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