Detection Engineering evaluation questionnaire

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• baselineDoes the platform support detection-as-code — version-controlled detection rules with CI/CD-style testing and deployment — or is rule authoring done through a GUI with no version history or automated testing?weight 12345Remove
• baselineDetail how detection rules are tested for both true-positive efficacy (does the rule actually fire on the attack technique it targets) and false-positive rate against real production data, before being promoted to production, with a customer reference for the testing workflow.weight 12345Remove
• baselineHow does the platform map detection coverage to MITRE ATT&CK, and can it show a genuine coverage-gap heatmap (which techniques have zero, partial, or full detection coverage) rather than just a marketing claim of "ATT&CK aligned"?weight 12345Remove
• baselineExplain how the platform supports purple-teaming/detection validation — can a simulated attack (atomic test, adversary emulation) be run and automatically checked against whether the expected detection actually fired, with results tracked over time?weight 12345Remove
• baselineWhat is the process for detection content lifecycle management — deprecating noisy or outdated rules, tracking rule performance/false-positive rate over time, and attributing ownership of each rule to a specific engineer or team?weight 12345Remove
• baselineDescribe how the platform integrates with and normalizes data from multiple detection sources (SIEM, EDR, cloud logs) into a common schema so detection rules can be written once and deployed across sources, versus requiring separate rule syntax per tool.weight 12345Remove
• baselineHow does the platform help detection engineers stay current with emerging threats — curated/community rule feeds, threat-intel-driven rule suggestions — and how quickly can a rule be authored and deployed in response to a newly disclosed technique or active campaign?weight 12345Remove
• baselineExplain collaboration and review workflow for detection content — peer review/approval before production deployment, and audit trail of who changed what rule and why — and whether this integrates with existing engineering workflows (e.g., pull requests) rather than being a bespoke approval system.weight 12345Remove
• baselineWhat is the pricing model — per detection rule, per data source, or a flat platform tier — and how does cost scale as the organization's rule library and data-source count both grow?weight 12345Remove
• baselineWhen a detection rule fires during a genuine, active incident, is there a fast-track escalation path distinct from routine alert triage, and how does the platform help an analyst quickly determine 'is this the real thing' versus a lower-priority test/tuning-phase alert?weight 12345Remove
• baselineWhat compliance-evidence generation exists showing detection-coverage evidence (e.g., 'we actively monitor for X technique') for an audit or regulatory requirement, and is this a built-in exportable report or something the security team must assemble manually?weight 12345Remove
• baselineDetail historical trend reporting on detection-program maturity (ATT&CK coverage-percentage trend, rule false-positive-rate trend) over time, suitable for demonstrating program progress to leadership.weight 12345Remove
• baselineWho within the organization gets access to the detection-rule library and logic itself, and is there role-based access control given that a complete view of what is and isn't being detected is itself sensitive information (revealing SOC blind spots to an insider threat)?weight 12345Remove
• baselineHow does this platform relate to rule-authoring capability the customer's existing SIEM/XDR already has natively — is this a genuinely distinct, complementary detection-engineering layer, or does it substantially duplicate what the SIEM's own rule engine already provides?weight 12345Remove
• baselineIs there a community or marketplace for sharing detection content across organizations, and how vetted/maintained is that shared content versus being unmaintained community contributions that could embed outdated or incorrect assumptions?weight 12345Remove
• baselineWhat is a customer-referenced onboarding timeline for migrating an existing detection-rule library (from a legacy SIEM or a spreadsheet-tracked rule set) into the platform, and how much of that migration can be automated versus requiring manual rule-by-rule rewriting?weight 12345Remove
• baselineDevelop, implement, and continuously refine detection rules, alert thresholds, and automated response playbooks tailored to the agency's environment and risk profile (Detection Engineering and Tuning).weight 12345Remove
• baselineCustomize and tune analytics rules to reflect the agency's environment, risk profile, and operational priorities, including suppression logic, false positive reduction, and alert prioritization (Detection Tuning and Rule Development).weight 12345Remove
• baselineHow are you developing detections that exceed commodity threat intelligence?weight 12345Remove