What is threat hunting?

Threat hunting is the proactive search for threats that have evaded automated defenses, using hypotheses, intelligence, and analysis rather than waiting for alerts. It assumes attackers may already be present.

Elastio extends threat hunting into the data itself: its Hunt Engine continuously inspects live, replicated, and backup data, and Custom Hunts let analysts run their own SQL, YARA, and regex queries across recovery points.

Last updated May 27, 2026