Elastic Security Labs provides an under-the-hood look at its detection engineering processes

Elastic Security Labs has released the 2025 State of Detection Engineering report, providing an unprecedented look into the company’s detection engineering processes. This report reveals details about how Elastic creates, maintains, and assesses its Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) rulesets. Elastic Security Labs is committed to transparency, offering over 2,300 expert-written detection rules aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, which are regularly updated and tuned by security researchers. The report highlights Elastic's dedication to innovating detection engineering and empowering the security community, showcasing internal methodologies, real-world threat analyses, and future plans. Through this openness, Elastic aims to foster a broader discussion around detection engineering and enhance the understanding and effectiveness of its security solutions.