Security analysts within enterprises are living a nightmare that never ends. 24 hours a day, their organizations are being attacked by outside (and sometimes inside) perpetrators – hackers, hacktivists, competitors, disgruntled employees, etc. Attacks range in scope and sophistication, but are always there, haunting the security teams tasked with guarding against them.

To cope with this never-ending, ever-changing slew of threats, most organizations rely on established best practices to help them mitigate as many incidents as possible within the 24 hour or less window given to thwart most attacks.