Behavioral Detection

Definitions

1. Security detection based on what software or users do rather than only on static signatures or known hashes. Behavioral detection helps identify novel threats by looking for suspicious actions, sequences, or context.

   In plain English: Detecting threats by observing suspicious behavior rather than only known signatures.

   Example: "Behavioral detection flagged the process because it dumped credentials and spawned unusual child activity, even though the binary was previously unknown."

Related Terms

• Anomaly Detection
• Behavioral Analysis
• Cyber Deception
• Deception Technology
• Decoy System
• User and Entity Behavior Analytics
• Correlation Rule
• Pattern Detection
• Predictive Security