The practice of threat hunting has become critical in stopping today's elusive human-led cyber threats — but it isn't easy.

In this new report, we provide guidance on getting you started with threat hunting. Drawing on the insights from Sophos' team of expert incident responders and security analysts, the report covers:

• What threat hunting is and why it has become so important
• A summary of the tools and frameworks security teams are leveraging to support their threat hunting objectives
• The five steps IT professionals should follow to prepare for threat hunting