Threat detection is the process of inspecting and analyzing your entire technology ecosystem to identify vulnerable conditions and other risks that could lead to a compromise of your technology operating environment.
When vulnerable conditions, or threats, are detected, specific activities must be initiated to either remediate the vulnerable condition (like patching or updating out-of-date software) or additional controls must be put in place to ensure that the identified condition does not otherwise lead to a compromise or breach.
As it relates to your organization’s IT security program, or focused efforts around IT risk management, the concepts associated with identifying vulnerable conditions and threats are multi-dimensional. Information security and IT risk management programs must plan for a variety of worst-case scenarios, ensuring that if a condition or other risk leads to some level of compromise that resilience measures and processes are considered and in place to mitigate the potential for loss or disruption.