S3 Ep55: Threat Hunting Year in Review: 2025 Trends and What’s Next
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February 4, 2026 · 1h 31m · Season 3 · Episode 55
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This episode reviews the key trends in threat hunting from 2025 and discusses future implications for 2026.
*Threat Hunting Workshop: Hunting for Privilege Escalation - Level 2 February 11, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET Sign Up: https://www.intel471.com/resources/webinars/threat-hunting-workshop-hunting-for-privilege-escalation-level-2 ---------- Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast returned with a live episode focused on the trends threat hunters saw repeatedly throughout 2025 and what those patterns point to next. This episode serves as a threat hunter’s year in review. The discussion walks through the actors, malware, behaviors, tactics, and techniques that consistently surfaced over the year, ties those findings back to MITRE ATT&CK, and connects themes across recent episodes. The focus is on what stayed consistent, what mattered most during hunts, and what those signals reveal about where attention should remain. The conversation also looks ahead. Based on what emerged in 2025 and how hunts played out across environments, the panel shares perspectives on what is likely to continue, where focus is expected to remain in 2026, and what threat hunters should keep in mind going forward. Topics covered include: Threat actors, malware, and behaviors that appeared most often in…
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Host: Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast
Topics covered
- Threat Hunting Trends
- 2025 Year in Review
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Threat Actors
- Malware Behaviors
- Future of Threat Hunting
Keywords
- threat hunting
- 2025 trends
- MITRE ATT&CK
- malware
- privilege escalation
- threat actors
- hunting techniques
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Organizations: MITRE ATT&CK
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