Detection Engineering
Foundation
Establish Coverage. Improve Signal. Build Detection Foundations.
What's Included
- Detection engineering aligned to priority use cases
- Development and tuning of new detections
- Alignment to Splunk ES frameworks and capabilities
- Validation of detection performance and usability
- Reduced noise and improved signal quality
- Summary of work and recommendations
Why Splunk ES Detections Fall Short
Organizations invest in Splunk ES but struggle to achieve effective detection coverage when engineering isn't structured from the start.
Existing detections generate noise and false positives, reducing analyst confidence and increasing alert fatigue across the team.
Gaps exist across critical threat scenarios, leaving exposure to attack techniques that go undetected despite having Splunk ES deployed.
Detection logic is inconsistently tuned and poorly structured, creating unreliable outputs that teams can't operationalize for response.
Limited alignment between detections and the actual threat landscape means coverage misses what matters most to the organization.
What We Deliver
A focused 3-day detection engineering engagement: build and refine high-fidelity detections aligned to your threat landscape.
Engagement Activities (1 Week)
- Detection Engineering Priority use case alignment and structured development of new detections tailored to your environment and threat profile.
- Detection Tuning Systematic tuning of existing detections to reduce noise, suppress false positives, and improve overall signal quality.
- Splunk ES Alignment Alignment of detection logic to Splunk ES capabilities, frameworks, and standardized naming conventions.
- Validation End-to-end testing and validation of detection effectiveness, performance, and usability for operational response.
What You Walk Away With
Concrete, production-ready outputs delivered at engagement close.
- New and/or refined detections ready for production use
- Improved detection fidelity: reduced noise, improved signal
- Detection coverage aligned to your priority threat scenarios
- Summary of work completed and forward-looking recommendations
How We Work Together
Remote, structured, and expert-led: every session is focused and purposeful with clear outputs.
1-Week Engagement
A focused, fixed-duration engagement. Defined scope, predictable delivery, and no open-ended time commitments.
Priority-Aligned Work
Detection work is aligned to your specific threat priorities, not generic coverage that misses your actual risk profile.
Remote Delivery
Delivered remotely by an nth degree detection specialist. No travel overhead. Full engagement from day one.
Active Participation Required
Your team's involvement is essential: we build alongside you, ensuring knowledge transfer and operational readiness.
Flexible Purchase Options
Available directly through nth degree, via your preferred VAR, or through authorized reseller channels that fit your procurement process.
Fixed Scope
This is a fixed-scope engagement, not open-ended consulting. Defined outcomes. Predictable delivery. No scope creep.
🎯 When to Use This Tier
- Early-stage Splunk ES deployments building initial detection coverage
- Environments with noisy or ineffective existing detections
- Teams needing quick, structured improvement in alert quality
- Organizations wanting to establish a detection engineering baseline
🏆 What Success Looks Like
- Reduced false positives and measurable decrease in alert fatigue
- Improved confidence in detection output and signal quality
- Increased coverage across key priority threat scenarios
- Security team actively using refined detections for response
Foundation Is the Starting Point
Need broader coverage or a productized fast-start? The Enterprise and Top 10 Pack options scale from here.
Foundation
- Detection engineering aligned to priority use cases
- Development and tuning of detections
- Alignment to Splunk ES frameworks
- Validation of detection performance
- Summary and recommendations
Enterprise
- All Foundation elements
- Broader detection coverage across multiple use cases
- MITRE ATT&CK framework alignment
- Standardized detection methodology
- Scalable detection engineering approach
Top 10 Pack
- 10 high-value detections deployed and validated
- Aligned to common MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- Tuned to reduce noise immediately
- Standardized detection configuration
- Fast time-to-value starting point
mesh™ Add-On
Optional Enhancement
mesh™This engagement can be enhanced through a mesh™ subscription for ongoing detection governance, continuous tuning, and sustained improvement beyond the engagement window.
With mesh™, detection engineering becomes an ongoing practice, not a one-time fix. Prioritization evolves with your threat landscape.
Learn about mesh™ →mesh™ Detection Benefits
- ✓Ongoing prioritization of detection development
- ✓Governance across evolving threat scenarios
- ✓Continuous tuning and refinement of detections
- ✓Sustained improvement in detection effectiveness
Detection Is Only Valuable When It Produces Signal
This engagement establishes the foundation for effective threat detection: refined, validated, and aligned to your actual threat landscape.