hunting
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
búsqueda proactiva de amenazas
- Cybersecurity teams often engage in hunting to identify potential threats before they cause damage.
- comet hunting
- planet hunting
- witch-hunting
Examples
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Blinded by the glare of stars, planet-hunting astronomers have had to grope for their prey using indirect techniques.
Academic text (1996) -
The process of threat hunting involves using advanced tools to track down hidden malware in the system.
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In response, they developed new tools and hunting strategies.
Academic text (2007) -
The next generation of planet hunting should be the most productive.
Academic text (2000) -
Certain times of the month are crucial for comet hunting: right after a full moon and around the new moon.
Academic text (1994) -
The final hunting tactic, which I call the relay attack, is the most spectacular.
Academic text (1990) -
I have served my country as a Naval Aircrewman hunting submarines during the sixties.
Blog text (11) -
Two sources of toxic contamination affect subsistence hunting and fishing in the vicinity of this Inupiat Eskimo village.
Academic text (2007) -
Effective hunting techniques can uncover indicators of compromise that traditional methods may overlook.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An act of looking for something or someone
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2.1
A careful search for something or someone
25
2.7
Following animal or person tracks to find them
8
6.9
Looking into crime or suspicious events like a detective
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
3.4
An official document that allows a person to hunt and kill a certain animal during a set time
A group of people who live by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants
Hunting animals in a fenced area where they cannot escape, often called unfair to animals
- South African
A large wild dog from southern and eastern Africa that hunts in packs
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants for food and move from place to place
An activity of searching for and shooting small wild animals and birds for food or sport
How Proactive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hunting in cybersecurity borrows the old sense of hunt meaning 'to chase', but now it means chasing hidden attackers or problems inside a system. So security 'hunting' is like tracking and finding secret threats in a network.